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Renewable Energy Foundation
Daily Telegraph article about a report from the Renewable Energy Foundation revealing the poor performance of wind turbines across the country

Evening Telegraph Article
link to recent Evening Telegraph article featuring Preserve
Letter to ET >>

Protest Walk a great success
Arounbd 200 people gathered to celebrate the opening...

Windfarms failing!
The claimed benefits of Windfarms have been called...

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Preserve has completed a comprehensive set of briefing meetings taking place at several key villages effected by the proposals for Chelveston Airfield. Two sets of meetings have taken place. The first set of meetings took place to brief Parish Councils on the implications of the development for the local area, as Preserve viewed them. The second set was for the benefit of the general public, aimed at making them aware of the plans in detail and the possible consequences for the region.

Below are some useful links that provide information for site visitors to understand some of the facts about renewable energy and similar developments both locally and nationally.

www.clowd.co.uk
Campaign to Limit Inshore Windfarm Developments

www.blew.org.uk
Bucks Lacks Enough Wind Campaign site

www.cpre.org.uk
Campaign for the Protection of Rural England’s views on wind farms

www.countrylife.co.uk
Country Life magazine’s views on wind farms

www.countryguardian.net
Country Guardian views on wind farms

http://www.bhs.org.uk
British Horse Society statement on wind farms

http://visitwalesnow.org.uk
A Statement by Visit Wales on the impact of wind farm developments

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Generators and buildings

application lodged for the generators and buildings

Anomometer extension
Landowner application to extend the amemometer operation for a further year

Burton Wind Farm Ofgem figures show that the capacity factor or efficiency at Burton Windfarm averages ONLY 16 per cent.Using the DTI conversion figure this means that at best it could “save” a total of 11,500 tonnes of CO2 annually.This is just 25 per cent of the figure claimed in the planning application and less than the annual emissions from 75 articulated lorries.

A recent study showed an average of 1000 lorries per hour using the A14.So, put another way, annually the Burton turbines on average may, at most, save the equivalent of 4.5 minutes’ worth of A14 lorries at any one time!

All day on Sunday, 22nd October - the day of the protest walk at Chelveston Airfield - this event was the lead story every hour, on the hour, on Chiltern Radio news!

CRE Planning Application Response Recently, Preserve distributed details of CRE’s first planning application to all the villages most effected by the plans. This application is a forerunner to the main development consisting of the wind farm and waste recycling plant. Many thanks to all our village coordinators for their efforts in circulating this information and collecting villagers’ objections. These have now been collated and passed to East Northants Council. Thanks also to all those villagers who took the time to register their objections. Over 500 objections were received by the Council. A strong response to all planning applications is vital and will continue to be so!