The Siemens turbine was erected at the east of the Pen y Cymoedd Wind Energy Project site in South Wales. It is 145 metres tall and is the first of 76 to be erected as part of the 228 MW upper Afan, Cynon, Neath and Rhondda scheme. Having reached this important milestone, the landowner, Natural Resources Wales, hailed its partnership with Vattenfall, stating that the project benefits local people while having minimal impact on the environment.
“There is still some way to go but I’m pleased that Siemens and the team have safely erected the first of 76 wind turbines” said Will Wason, Vattenfall’s Project Director for the Pen y Cymoedd Wind Energy Project. As Wales’s largest onshore wind farm, Pen y Cymoedd will have a big impact on annual carbon emissions and help secure home grown energy.”
Charlie Lewis, Natural Resources Wales, Project Support Officer, added that Natural Resources Wales and Vattenfall have worked closely together to ensure the project on the NRW Managed Estate not only benefits the people and economy of Wales but also has minimum impact on the environment.
When fully operational, later this year or in early 2017, the Pen y Cymoedd Wind Energy Project will, on average, generate enough power every year to meet the equivalent electricity demand of around 140,000 UK households, equivalent to around 10 percent of homes in Wales. Based on Government assessments of carbon dioxide emissions per unit of power produced in 2013, the project will also prevent the emission of more than 200,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.
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