A few years ago the UK Government made huge cut-backs to the Feed-In Tariff subsidy — which has drastically affected the viability of onshore wind in the UK. Sadly this means we are no longer able to discuss our land lease opportunities unless the site is ‘ready’ for installation. However, opportunities for wind turbines still …
If you’re wondering how to buy a wind turbine, the obvious question will be “How much do they cost?” At Boythorpe Wind Energy we provide remanufactured wind turbines – so we don’t have a standard price, and we don’t keep ‘stock’. We source used wind turbines based on every site’s unique requirements. For example, if …
The UK government abolished the Feed-in-Tariff subsidy quite some time ago, and for quite a few years farm-size turbines (50kw to 1MW) were no longer feasible. However, investing in a 225kW or larger wind turbine is once again feasible option for UK farmers, especially for sites with wind speeds in excess of 6.5 metres per …
Now that the Feed-in-Tariff has been abolished, you may be thinking wind turbines are no longer viable… but not necessarily so. Your land may still be suitable for wind turbines, depending on a number of key factors. These include… Your site’s average annual wind speed Planning constraints Cost to install Turbine performance If you are …
Ofgem have unexpectedly made the shock announcement that the Feed in Tariff for wind is reducing by another 10% on October 1st 2014. Last October they could have reduced the tariff, but didn’t, so the expectation (and hope) was that they wouldn’t exercise the right to reduce this October either. Unfortunately, they have. This will …
Ofgem accredited three of our refurbished wind turbines a few weeks ago. We’re posting this fact as a blog post today, because it disproves the seemingly common belief that Ofgem won’t accredit second hand wind turbines – which is the common story being espoused on various farming forums, by self-appointed experts who have obviously never …
As expected, OFGEM yesterday reduced FIT payments for onshore wind turbine sites with total installed capacity greater than 100kW but not exceeding 500kW by 20%. The new reduced FIT tariff for the period from 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015 is 14.82 pence. (Prior to this; from 1 December 2012 to 31 March 2014 …
One of the biggest issues for many farmers and land owners is getting a connection to the National Grid – in particular finding out your grid connection cost. In many parts of the UK there’s no capacity even available, meaning that no matter how much wind a site has, installing a 225kw or 500kw turbine …
Farmers and landowners with planning permission for turbines need to act fast to secure current tariff rates OFGEM will be revising FIT payments (Feed in Tariff payments) on 1st April, and we’ve heard payments could be reduced by as much as 20%. If you have planning permission for one or more turbines — and don’t …
Ofgem have today pre-accredited our Re-manufactured Vestas V29 Wind Turbine for the feed in tariff at our Boythorpe Wind Energy site – confirmed on their website and in a subsequent email. This of course answers the long-standing debate amongst farmers and land-owners and renewable energy consultants and experts… “Are used wind turbines eligible for FITs?” …