Wind Turbine
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Latest Ecotricity Wind Turbine Goes Up at GreenPark
The 2MW state of the art, Sir Norman Foster designed, Ecotricity turbine has become one of the largest land-based wind turbines in the UK , soaring above junction 11 of the busy M4 motorway, and offering over 60 million people a year an inspiring view of a cleaner future.
The wind power project, an innovative partnership between Ecotricity and Prudential Property Investment Managers Ltd (PRUPIM), generates approximately 4.5 million units (kWh) of green electricity every year. This is just the latest example of Ecotricity's campaign to bring clean electricity to the people. Now up to 1,500 local homes and businesses will be able to get their supply from the appropriately named GreenPark turbine.
Ecotricity is an electricity supplier (in fact the oldest independent in the UK ) that builds wind turbines to supply clean energy to its thousands of customers across the country. Ecotricity is dedicated to fighting climate change through building attractive and sensitively sited wind parks. The GreenPark turbine demonstrates Ecotricity's preference to site turbines in commercial locations rather than areas of natural beauty.
Dale Vince OBE, founder of Ecotricity, commented:
“There are many myths about what it takes for a business to become truly green, and our GreenPark project will be an important example for other organisations, leaving the arguments against dead in the water. Coming hot on the heels of our merchant wind projects with Sainsbury's, Ford, the Co-op, Michelin and Manchester City Football Club, now the Prudential will also have peace of mind knowing they're a part of a growing movement to do something about climate change.
“We're always thrilled to be building, and this project is particularly exciting because we're able to bring wind turbines to people in such a visible way. In our experience, the sight of a real turbine in action makes people think about where their energy comes from, and helps them understand the link to fighting climate change. I'm also really pleased to be able to bring clean, green electricity to 1,500 local homes and businesses.”
PRUPIM's Tim Davis said: “We believe that GreenPark is the first business park in the country with a wind turbine on this scale. This is a great example of PRUPIM supporting the current debate on sustainability and putting it into practice. It puts GreenPark - and Reading – at the forefront of contemporary thinking.”