The Council installed a one kilowatt wind turbine on the
Hollies, Midsomer Norton in August 2007. The installation is
photographed above.
The Council has installed this turbine on the Hollies for a
number of reasons.
The building is a high profile, public access site. The
installation can be clearly seen from various areas around Midsomer
Norton High Street and this allows assessment of the visual impact
and sound footprint generated by the system.
The site is controlled directly by the Council and, as such,
facilitates organising works and reviewing performance.
The low costs of the installation allow the project to be
undertaken to provide the public with information on generation at
this site without the necessity to carry out expensive wind
surveys.
It should be noted that wind levels and turbulence will affect
the amount of electricity generated. It is likely that much higher
levels of generation will be seen in the winter than summer
months.
The amount of electricity generated by this installation is
shown in the table below. It is intended that this website is used
for any interested parties in order to further inform their
thinking regarding this technology.
|
Month |
Cumulative Kilowatt
Hours
Generated |
|
|
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
January |
- |
"84.8" |
|
|
February |
- |
"102.4" |
|
|
March |
- |
"137.4" |
|
|
April |
- |
"155.6" |
|
|
May |
- |
"167.8" |
|
|
June |
- |
- |
|
|
July |
- |
"190.0" |
|
|
August |
- |
"205.4" |
|
|
September |
"6.3" |
"223.6" |
|
|
October |
"10.7" |
"240.3" |
|
|
November |
"15.0" |
|
|
|
December |
"44.4" |
|
|
|
Example Question
Q - What issues were
faced during the installation
of the turbine? |
Example Answer
A - This is a new
technology and
various issues
arose during
installation. Liaison
was carried out
between the Council,
its contractor, the team
installing the turbine
and Windsave who
build the turbines.
Mounting brackets had
to be reversed and have
extra parts welded on.
Two site visits were
required; however, eventually
the turbine was installed to
everyone's satisfaction. |
|
Q - The wind turbine is
generating all this
electricity, but what is
the electricity being
used for? If it is powering
the Hollies, or part of it...
Or is it being stored
in case of a breakdown? |
A - The power generated
by the turbine is fed
into the Hollies electricity
ring, downstream from
the meter. This electricity is
used by the building as part
of its normal operation. |
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Please address any further questions to peter_baker@bathnes.gov.uk
these will be added to the Q&A table.
