Corus windfarm on Teesside
| A proposed
45 Megawatt windfarm will see eighteen wind turbines
situated on a former industrial site on the south
bank of the river Tees in the North East of England.
The wind farm, to be built by Corus and AMEC Wind, will supply enough electricity to meet the needs of 72,000 people - over half the population of Redcar and Cleveland Borough. Operating over its 25-year lifespan, the turbines will generate "clean" electricity by harvesting the energy from the wind. The £30 million project will reduce the need to generate electricity from fossil fuels and so contribute to the reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides that would normally be produced by power stations using fossil fuels. |
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Emissions: comparing windpower
with fossil fuels The figures relate to a 45 Megawatt power station like the one proposed by Corus.
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| Fossil
fuel power station (Tonnes per year) |
Wind
Power (Tonnes per year) |
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| Carbon dioxide | 102,000 | 0 |
| Sulphur dioxide | 1,182 | 0 |
| Nitrogen oxides | 355 | 0 |
Figures are based on calculations from the British Wind Energy Association.