Sharenergy
We merited a mention by the Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey this week in the Guardian. He refers to “a renewable heat project in Herefordshire that replaces fossil fuels with locally grown biomass” – that would be us, then! In … Continue reading →
Crida Wind Co-operative aims to establish 2 medium-scale turbines on a windy ridge 3 miles west of Bridgnorth in Shropshire. Please support our planning application – click here to go direct to Shropshire Council and support us or see our Support … Continue reading →
We just heard that our application for the Crida application was validated by Shropshire Council – that means it is now in the planning system. The Government said today that they want more community benefit from wind turbines – well … Continue reading →
Woolhope Woodheat director Gareth Williams made a flying visit with Sharenergy staff last week to have a look at progress on site. Since then equipment has been arriving in the boilerhouse preparatory to plumbing and wiring.
Well after a number of false starts we are underway and it’s great to see things happening at what suddenly seems like incredible speed! More photos will be posted as work progresses on site – here is a first taster: … Continue reading →
The turbine house is finished and the capture ring is in place – this is the interface between the turbine and its housing. The draft tube will be next – this is the outflow of the turbine – we have … Continue reading →
We have a 40 metre met mast with instrumentation to collect data on wind speeds and direction for sale or for rent. Please contact eithne@sharenergy.coop if you are…
Some great pictures from site showing the sluice gate in place and the precision concrete housings for the turbine – you can clearly see the hole in which it will sit. We are expecting the first parts of the turbine … Continue reading →
A story covering the delays with some good pictures of the installation in progress is here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-22101702
A lot of work has been going on at Tetstill – perhaps not spectacular but necessary work to prepare the wheel pit for the turbine enclosure. Some redesign of the enclosure itself has been necessary to make sure the generator … Continue reading →