Published on:
25
June 2010
Following on from a similar event held in November last year, Clackmannanshire Council and Partnerships for Renewables are holding a second public exhibition to discuss the potential renewable energy project on the Forthbank amenity site in Alloa.
Venue: Bowmar Community Centre
Date: Thursday 8 July
Time: 4pm to 8pm
Having carried out extensive feasibility work, including a bird survey of the nearby wetlands area, and the erection of a wind monitoring mast on the site, Partnerships for Renewables hopes to submit a planning application for a four-turbine wind energy project in the autumn of 2010. This will have a generation capacity of between two and three megawatts (MW) per turbine and each will have a tip height of up to 125 metres.
During the exhibition, which people can drop in at any time, the local community will be presented with photomontages showing what the turbines would look like from various local viewpoints and will have the opportunity to ask questions of the development team.
Councillor Eddie Carrick, Sustainability Portfolio Holder, said: "I would encourage anyone interested in the project to come along and take the opportunity to discuss the ongoing work with the project team. We are committed to developing a project that incorporates feedback from the local community and interest groups to ensure that any development is of the highest quality."
Jerry Surman, Development Manager at Partnerships for Renewables, said: "Work is progressing well and the information gathered to date suggests that the site could host up to four commercial scale wind turbines. Although we still have some studies to complete, we are keen to keep the local community informed of the results of our work so far and discuss any questions they may have on our development process.
"Anyone who is unable to attend the public exhibition should contact us via email: pfr@communityrelations.co.uk or by phone 0800 731 7395 and we will make alternative arrangements to discuss our work with them."