Second thoughts over wind farm

The firm that was developing a wind energy project in South Wales has had second thoughts on the scheme and pulled out. The wind farm developer, E.ON claimed that the reason for abandoning the plans was because of the noise pollution factor. The energy firm wanted to erect 8 wind turbines on the mountains facing the Rhondda. Each of the wind energy turbines was to be two hundred and eighty feet tall.

Danny Shaw, who is the head of new business at E.ON, claimed that they owed it to everyone not to develop a wind farm which was likely to cause noise pollution beyond the acceptable levels. He added that though they had considered ways and means of ensuring that the noise levels were kept at acceptable limits before eventually deciding to pull out. One of the most feasible solutions would have been to reduce the electricity generation capacity of the particular wind farm but the goal of the company was to build a project producing at least five megawatts for it to be viable. E.ON’s head of business however said other wind farm developers might find the site viable for them.

A spokesperson for E.ON denied there being other reasons for the abandonment of the wind farm plans. The spokesperson added that E.ON was still interested in the generation of green energy.
Before pulling out the plans had faced stiff opposition. The protesters had been lead by John Asquith. The leader of the anti-wind farm campaign warned other developers against trying where others had failed since the same fate would befall them.

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