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EMEA Newsletter
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22/04/2013 Please download our EMEA newsletter, produced for the ICCI fair at Istanbul Expo Centre held in Turkey, April 2013.
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Wind turbines powering Suffolk
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10/04/2013 The two wind turbines at the Roy Humphrey Group’s site at Eye in Suffolk became fully operational today.
Following 18 months of careful preparation and consultation, the developer of the project, UK onsite wind specialists, Wind Direct, received planning permission for two 2.5MW wind turbines at the first time of asking in August 2010.
The wind turbines ... Find out more >>
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ICE Help Youngsters Build a Bridge to Learning
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31/01/2013 The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) North East has helped youngsters at a Whitley Bay school to bridge the learning gap and find out about careers in engineering.
ICE North East took its 13 metre scaled model cable-stayed bridge to Monkseaton High School, where students worked with representatives from the Institution to assemble the structure.
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Keep an eye out for new wind turbines
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11/01/2013 Two beacons of sustainability will become visible on the Suffolk landscape this Monday as Roy Humphrey Group’s wind turbines are lifted into place. The turbine erections mark the final stages in this ground breaking project that brings large scale renewables to Eye for the first time.
The turbines will be installed by telescopic cranes at the premises on ... Find out more >>
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Wind Prospect UK Newsletter - October 2012
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31/10/2012 Please download our 'Renewable-UK Newsletter' produced for the Renewable-Uk conference and exhibition held in October 2012.
The newsletter is a summary of events mainly in the UK and contains a page summary of the work that we have won in 2012 so far. Find out more >>
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New Office Blows Positive Change
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19/10/2012 The expansion of Wind Prospect Group, has propelled its Solihull team into new premises at Warwick House, taking a 3,846 sq ft letting.
The company which has been developing wind farms for almost two decades also provides advice and services to others within the renewable energy business across the globe and established a Solihull presence back in 2004.
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Quarry Wind Turbine Project is UK First
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30/08/2012 A quarrying business in Scotland is set to become the first in the UK to be powered by a commercial scale wind turbine.
Fife Council has granted planning consent for a 2MW wind turbine at Goathill Quarry which is owned by an established family business in the area – Collier Group.
The rock quarry was originally the first Greenfield site in ... Find out more >>
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WP Services Gears for Growth
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24/08/2012 International renewable energy business Wind Prospect has strengthened its global Wind Services Division with a major UK appointment, whilst at the same time gearing up its expertise in the Australian energy resource market.
The changes herald a major push by Wind Prospect as it seeks to grow its European, African and AsiaPac services divisions.
Achim Hoehne has ... Find out more >>
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Canadian sale funds global expansion
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27/03/2012
Wind Prospect has announced the sale of its Canadian arm, Wind Prospect Inc, to Nova Scotia renewables specialist, Natural Forces Technologies.
Since establishing the Canadian business in 2006 Wind Prospect Inc has consented 64MW of projects, including all necessary planning approvals and grid connections.
Many of these projects were sold ...
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Construction Green Light for Motoring Entrepreneur’s Wind Turbine Project
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15/03/2012 UK on-site generation specialist Wind Direct has reached ‘financial close’, including arranging funding, for a two-turbine project at Roy Humphrey Group on the A140 near Eye, Suffolk.
Construction on the site could now begin by the end of April, with energisation during autumn 2012.
Once operational, the two 2.5MW wind turbines will supply green electricity ... Find out more >>
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Turbine Success Completes Brace for Scottish Food Industry
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14/02/2012 On-site wind energy company Wind Direct has achieved conditional planning consent for a single 1.5MW commercial-scale wind turbine on behalf of its client, Skeddoway Farm in Fife.
The consent follows receipt of planning consent on land at neighbouring egg producer Noble Foods last August - wrapping up a brace of recent successful outcomes in Scotland for the on-site generation ... Find out more >>
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Planning Success for Greenvale AP Wind Turbine
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11/01/2012 One of the UK’s leading suppliers of fresh potatoes, Greenvale AP, has been given the go-ahead needed to generate energy from wind at its site in March, Cambridgeshire.
Planning permission for the single 2MW wind turbine has recently been granted by Fenland District Council. The turbine will supply the March site with stable-priced electricity for the long-term ... Find out more >>
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Sustainable Journey Continues for Construction Industry Leader
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04/01/2012 Kingspan Insulated Panels, global manufacturer and supplier of insulated roof, wall and fascade systems have submitted an application for 2 x 2.5MW turbines at their Holywell site in North Wales.
The Wind Direct scheme will bring price stability and security to the energy intensive facility and takes the environmentally conscious company a step closer to achieving ... Find out more >>
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FMC Technologies Celebrates a Greener Future
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07/12/2011 FMC Technologies is celebrating the official opening of the organisation’s 1.5 megawatt Wind Direct wind turbine at their Pitreavie based manufacturing facility in Dunfermline.
FMC was joined at the ceremonial ‘plaque unveiling’ by members from Fife Council and Green Business Fife; a sign of the importance placed upon renewable energy projects in Scotland.
Dan ... Find out more >>
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FMC Technologies Wins Sustainable Development Award
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02/12/2011 Wind Direct client FMC Technologies were last night presented with the award for best Sustainable Development at the coverted Scottish Green Energy Awards in Edinburgh.
The award was made in light of FMC's comittment to the environment including their Greenshoots Fund and their recently installed wind turbine which was developed, installed and operated by Wind ... Find out more >>
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Milestone Reached for Quarry Group’s Turbine project
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30/11/2011 One of Fife’s major employers – Collier Quarrying Group, has submitted a planning application for a Wind Direct wind energy scheme at their Goathill Quarry Site. The application for the 1 x 2MW wind turbine follows thorough environmental surveys at the site, carried out over a period of 12 months. If approved the turbine will provide green energy direct to the ... Find out more >>
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FMC Technologies Enters the World of Wind Turbines, Dunfermline
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12/10/2011 FMC Technologies has successfully seen the installation of a 100 meter tall wind turbine at their Pitreavie based manufacturing facility in Dunfermline by specialists Wind Direct.
The completion of the 1.5 megawatt turbine project follows four years of extensive planning and could supply up to 40% of the site’s electricity needs. As leaders in the design and manufacturing ... Find out more >>
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Green Light for Egg Supplier's Wind Turbine
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15/08/2011 The UK’s largest supplier of eggs and egg-based products, Noble Foods, has this week received planning permission to install a 110m commercial-scale wind turbine on land at Thornton, Fife.
The 1.5 MW wind turbine project is being developed and installed by on-site generation specialist Wind Direct and has been granted conditional approval by Fife Council.
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On-Site Generation Specialist Breaks 100GWh Barrier
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15/07/2011 Wind Direct, the on-site generation arm of Wind Prospect has broken through the 100GWh barrier for the volume of electricity generated by the wind projects it has developed - saving industrial clients several £million on their bottom line.
The 100GWh mark heralds a major achievement for the renewable energy company, which has been developing wind projects on industrial ... Find out more >>
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Wind Direct Delivers Again with Warrington Planning Consent
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15/07/2011 Wind Direct, the on-site generation arm of Wind Prospect, scored another success last night, achieving planning approval from Warrington Borough Council for its 0.75MW wind project on land at Causeway Bridges Farm.
Councillors voted 7-1 in favour of the scheme. The company will now move as quickly as possible to complete the project with a target of early 2012.
An ... Find out more >>
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Foundations Complete at FMC
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07/07/2011 Construction of Wind Direct's 1.5MW wind turbine at FMC Technologies is on track and progressing well. It is now just two months since the project entered the build phase at the site in Dunfermline, Fife.
Foundations have been laid and all civil works are expected to be completed next week. A four week curing period will then ensue before electrical ... Find out more >>
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£10m Green Energy Bond Launched onto UK Market
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25/05/2011 Global renewable energy company Wind Prospect Group has today (25th May 2011) launched a corporate retail bond onto the UK market with the aim of raising £10m.
The renewable energy bond called ‘ReBonds’ will deliver a high fixed rate return of 7.5% over a 4 year initial investment period, with a higher rate for larger investments. The offer is open for ... Find out more >>
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Oil & Gas Company Breaks ‘First Ground’ For Wind Turbine Installation
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03/05/2011 FMC Technologies marked the first stage of ground-works to install a 1.5MW Wind Turbine at their Pitreavie-based manufacturing facility.
To mark the first stage of this innovative project, FMC Technologies Environmental & Sustainability Advisor, Sheena Johnston and Wind Direct - the Lancaster-based green energy specialist who have worked closely with FMC throughout ... Find out more >>
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Scottish-Based Manufacturer Signs up to Wind Generation
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14/03/2011
A major employer in the Scottish town of Dunfermline will benefit from green energy, starting in 2011, after on-site generation specialist Wind Direct achieved financial close on the project.
The 1.5MW wind project will see FMC Technologies receive green electricity direct from a single 100m wind turbine for the next 25 years, with ... Find out more >>
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Local pupils learn about Noble Foods’ wind energy project
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14/03/2011
A public exhibition for the Noble Foods site in Thornton grabbed the imaginations of local school children who came to learn about the proposal for the nearby wind turbine development.
The scheme would provide a direct supply of green electricity to Noble Foods farm, feeding mill and packaging centre enabling the company to reduce ... Find out more >>
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Planning Go-Ahead for West Midlands’ First Wind Turbines
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15/12/2010 The Government’s planning inspectorate has given the go-ahead for South Staffordshire College’s Rodbaston Campus to host the first wind turbines in the West Midlands.
In a double first, the College will also become the first further education establishment in the country to be powered by a wind project of this size.
The pair of 2MW wind turbines, both ... Find out more >>
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New Venture Promises Free Solar Panels for Industrial Roofs
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23/11/2010 A new Green Energy business venture will see the installation of solar panels on roofs of large-scale commercial properties throughout England and Wales free of charge.
Solar Power Direct Ltd is the creation of Wind Direct, a long established renewable energy company, which installs industrial-scale wind turbines on commercial and industrial land, using a ‘fully-funded’ ... Find out more >>
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Energy Minister Launches Dewlay’s ‘Castle Of The Clouds’ Turbine
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09/11/2010 The official launch of Dewlay’s wind turbine in Garstang was marked by a visit from the Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, Charles Hendry MP.
During his visit, the Minister undertook a tour of the production facility with Dewlay’s Managing Director and Production Director Nick and Richard Kenyon, along with Frances Karki, Chief Operating Officer ... Find out more >>
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Turbine Installation Marks Green Future for Dewlay
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09/09/2010 The green credentials of Dewlay Cheese are set to soar with the installation of its wind turbine on September 8th 2010, making the Lancashire cheesemaker the first cheese company in the UK to be powered by wind energy on this scale.
The 126 metre turbine, installed by Wind Direct at the rear of the company’s 18 acre site, is set to reduce the company’s carbon ... Find out more >>
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Eyes Have it - Roy Humphrey Group Turbines Consented
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02/08/2010 Suffolk County Council’s goal of becoming the UK’s Greenest County have moved a step closer, with planning permission granted for two 2.5MW wind turbines on the Airfield Industrial Estate, near Eye.
The project has been developed by green energy experts Wind Direct and local business entrepreneur Roy Humphrey. The turbines will supply green energy direct to ... Find out more >>
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Wind Prospect in Sunday Times 'International Track 100'
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12/07/2010 The Sunday Times ‘International Track 100’ has this week listed Wind Prospect among Britain’s private firms with the fastest growing overseas sales.
The figures published by the Sunday Times show Wind Prospect at no.27 in the list, with a growth in international sales of over 95% between years 2006 – 2008.
Listed amongst other companies ... Find out more >>
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Irish Newsletter March 2010
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22/04/2010 Please download our 'Irish Newsletter' produced for the Irish Wind Energy Conference held in Dublin, 25th & 26th March 2010.
This document provides a round up of what has been going on in Wind Prospect projects across the island of Ireland. Find out more >>
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Dewlay Cheese reaches financial close
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24/03/2010 Wind Direct has last night achieved financial close on its 2MW on-site generation project at Dewlay Cheesemakers Ltd in Garstang, Lancashire.
Agreements have been finalised between Wind Direct and client/landowners Dewlay Cheesemakers; turbine supplier Repower; and financial investors HgCapital. The civil engineering contract has been awarded to Hanson Contractors, with ... Find out more >>
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Welsh Minister Opens Largest On-Site Wind Project
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15/03/2010 Wales’ environment minister Jane Davidson has officially opened two wind turbines developed, constructed and now operated by Wind Direct at the site of Solutia Chemicals, Newport.
The Wind Direct project, which is the largest of its kind in Wales, was also fittingly chosen as the background to the launch of the Welsh Assembly Government’s Energy Policy Statement ... Find out more >>
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Deuxième Conférence Wind Prospect
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18/02/2010 Wind Prospect organise sa Deuxième Conférence sur l’Exploitation et la Maintenance des parcs éoliens.
L’année dernière une cinquantaine de professionnels de l’industrie éolienne ont participé à l’évènement, et le succès devrait être au rendez vous cette année ... Find out more >>
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Greenvale AP Submits Met Mast Application for Green Energy
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16/02/2010 Greenvale AP have teamed up with on site wind energy specialists Wind Direct to investigate the possibility of producing clean, green renewable energy at their facility near Doddington, March.
The installation of a wind turbine at the Greenvale Doddington site, will enable Greenvale to reduce their carbon footprint, whilst protecting against volatile energy prices.
With ... Find out more >>
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Wales’ Largest On-Site Wind Project Operational at Solutia Chemicals (UK)
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15/12/2009 The largest on-site wind generation project in Wales became operational yesterday as turbine blades started turning at Solutia Chemicals (UK).
Having completed the testing phase, the two 2.5MW wind turbines are now fully operational and will supply up to a third of the chemical company’s needs at the site in Newport, Wales.
Solutia is the second chemical ... Find out more >>
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African Double for Wind Prospect Advisory Team
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04/12/2009 Wind Prospect’s Advisory Team has continued its foray into the growing African wind energy market with two new contract wins.
The team, which delivers advice and consultancy services to developers, recently secured the contract to oversee the installation of a met mast in the Western Cape of South Africa. The team will carry out wind resource assessments and yield ... Find out more >>
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Wind Prospect France Holds Celebratory Evening
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19/10/2009 Wind Prospect’s French office celebrated its anniversary earlier this month, with a cocktail reception held for more than fifty guests at the Musée des Arts et Métiers, in Paris.
Invited guests included insurance companies, bankers, developers, manufacturers, owners and government officials from the wind industry, gathering together to celebrate this ... Find out more >>
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Soirée Annuelle Wind Prospect à Paris
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19/10/2009 A l’occasion de l’anniversaire de sa filiale française, Wind Prospect a reçu plus d’une cinquantaine des représentants de la profession éolienne à un cocktail dînatoire au Musée des arts et métiers le mercredi 14 Octobre 2009 à Paris. Assureurs, banquiers, développeurs, fabricants, investisseurs, ... Find out more >>
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Solutia Wind Turbine Blades Set for Delivery
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16/10/2009 Wind turbine blades for Solutia Chemicals’ green energy project are to be delivered to the Newport site this weekend.
A convoy of six extended articulated lorries will transport the 45m turbine blades required for Solutia’s two wind turbines in the early hours of Saturday morning, from Newport dock, west of the river Usk, across the Usk Bridge and to the Solutia ... Find out more >>
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Wind Prospect Sponsor Fens Challenge 2009
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20/09/2009 Wind Prospect sponsored the third round of the ‘Midlands Autumn Trailquest’ held in the Lincolnshire Fens on Sunday 20th September. Much of this annual ‘orienteering on bikes’ event is set within view of Red House wind farm in Gedney Marsh.
Wind Prospect developed and constructed the Red House wind farm in the Spring of 2006, which consists of ... Find out more >>
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Wind, Direct to Owenstown
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27/08/2009 An innovative new town in Scotland for 20,000 people could soon be using energy generated by Wind Direct turbines.
Owenstown, which is named after the pioneering mill owner, Robert Owen, will be built on a 2,000 acre site in Lanarkshire and if everything goes to plan, could be established within the next three years.
Wind Direct will be participating in the ... Find out more >>
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Dewlay Scoops Top Industry Award
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26/06/2009 Lancashire based cheese maker, Dewlay, has picked up the 2009 Food Northwest Award for Environmental Sustainability.
Organised by Food Northwest, the organisation set up by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) to lead the food and drink industry, the annual awards are in their fourth year.
The awards recognise the innovation and achievements of businesses ... Find out more >>
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Chemical Company to Generate On-Site Energy from Wind
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06/05/2009 Speciality chemicals producer Solutia is set to generate its own electricity at the company’s Newport site in Wales, following an agreement with onsite generation specialists Wind Direct, under which Wind Direct will build, own and operate the 2 wind turbines.
The project is funded by HgCapital, one of Europe’s largest and most experienced renewable energy ... Find out more >>
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Dewlay Wind Turbine an “Exciting and Elegant Landmark”
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29/04/2009 Planning permission for a proposed wind turbine on land at Dewlay Cheese in Lancashire has been granted following Appeal, with the Planning Inspectorate referring to the proposed wind turbine as a potentially “exciting and elegant landmark”.
The decision by the Planning Inspectorate to grant planning permission means that Garstang-based Dewlay will be producing ... Find out more >>
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Humphrey Group Submits Met Mast Application
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01/04/2009 The Roy Humphrey Group have teamed up with on site wind energy specialists Wind Direct to investigate the possibility of producing clean, green renewable energy on an Industrial Estate near Brome, Eye.
Wind Direct specialise in the installation of one or two wind turbines on commercial and industrial sites across the UK. The installation of a wind turbine at the Eye Airfield ... Find out more >>
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Dewlay Turbine Decision Goes to Appeal
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20/12/2008 Wind direct, the company behind a proposed wind turbine in Garstang, Lancashire is set to appeal against the planning authority’s surprise decision to refuse the application.
Lancaster developer Wind Direct is seeking permission to install a single wind turbine on land at Dewlay Cheese, in a move that will ... Find out more >>
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From Cheese to Grand Prix; organisations are choosing Wind
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21/10/2008 It’s a proven fact - businesses that survive are those that react. Little wonder then that the last 2 years have seen massive growth in Wind Direct’s client base, as companies begin to realise that green is here to stay - and with no capital outlay or financial risk, there is nothing to lose by using Wind Direct.
Global brands are amongst those reacting to ... Find out more >>
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Directors Seek Eco-Returns
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16/09/2008 The standard directors’ response against any action on climate change has always been against the unproven return on investment.
This fact was underlined in a recent survey amongst 50 of the UK’s largest companies by Verdantix* which revealed that current thinking on climate change still has a long way to go to become aligned with boardroom strategy.
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Wind Prospect sail into the medals
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08/08/2008 Wind Prospect sailed to an admirable third place at this year’s British Wind Energy Association sailing Regatta. The annual event held at Port Solent, Portsmouth, is extremely popular amongst industry members attracting an impressive 59 boats and crews this year.
Skipper Ari Liddell lent on her years of experience ... Find out more >>
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IWEC Newsletter
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01/04/2008 Please see attached newsletter created for the Irish Wind Energy Conference held in Dublin, April 2008.
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Wind Prospect in Top 100 Fastest Growing companies
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03/12/2007 Wind Prospect the international wind energy developer has entered this year's Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100. The well respected league table, published at the weekend for the 11th year, records the growth of Britain's fastest-growing private unquoted companies.
Wind Prospect is mentioned in the early pages and ... Find out more >>
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Airport Plans for Wind Turbines
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05/09/2007 Plans have been unveiled today for the first UK Airport wind turbines, at East Midlands Airport.
The four proposed wind turbines, which will generate 10% of the Airport’s energy, are another important step closer to making the North West Leicestershire based site operations carbon neutral by 2012.
The Airport has sought the expert advice of world leading ... Find out more >>
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Newport opts for first industrial wind turbines
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07/07/2007 Wind Direct is celebrating the decision of Newport Council to grant planning consent for two 2MW wind turbines at the Solutia UK chemical manufacturing site in Newport, South Wales. The turbines will provide green energy directly into the Solutia chemical plant. When built, the turbines will be the first industrial on-site generation wind turbines ... Find out more >>
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Wind Direct Turbines Turning in Workington
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24/10/2006 Tuesday saw the achievement of full operational status for the Wind Direct project at Eastman Chemicals near Workington, Cumbria.
The two REpower MM82 wind turbines have passed their commissioning tests and are now supplying renewable electricity to the Eastman Chemicals facility. The turbines have been funded from HgCapital\'s renewable energy fund.
This is a ... Find out more >>
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HgCapital to Invest £19m in Wind Direct
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06/03/2006 HgCapital, the European sector-focused private equity investor, today announced a joint venture with Wind Direct, an innovative renewable energy company that installs and operates wind turbines at industrial sites in the UK. Wind Direct is a partnership between leading wind farm developer Wind Prospect, electrical grid integration specialist Econnect, and energy marketer Optimum ... Find out more >>
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HgCapital announces joint venture with Wind Direct
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06/03/2006 London, 6 March 2006. HgCapital, the European sector-focused private equity investor, today announced a joint venture with Wind Direct, an innovative renewable energy company that installs and operates wind turbines at industrial sites in the UK. Wind Direct is a partnership between leading wind farm developer Wind Prospect, electrical grid integration specialist Econnect, and ... Find out more >>
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Carbon Neutral Project begins
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01/08/2005 Wind Prospect has embarked on a new project - becoming a carbon neutral company. By reducing our net greenhouse gas emissions to zero, we will be furthering our commitment to slowing climate change.
Although we play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions through our wind farm development work, ... Find out more >>
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First Project for Wind Direct
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09/05/2005 Wind Direct, the renewable energy company specialising in supplying electricity direct to major energy users, today formally commissioned its first project, a 2 MW turbine at March in Cambridgeshire.
The turbine was energised by Dr Mary Archer, a leading researcher in solar energy and long time supporter of renewable energy.
Speaking at the ceremony, Dr Archer ... Find out more >>
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