By Gemma Simpson on 19 October 2007 10:44
BT is currently searching for high wind-yield sites near or on land it already owns for the wind farm development.
BT has already applied for planning permission for test masts at the Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station in Cornwall, Wideford Hill Radio in Orkney and Scousburgh Radio Station in Shetland.
BT is one of the UK's biggest electricity consumers, with an annual requirement of around 0.7 per cent of the nation's entire consumption.
Goonhilly was the largest satellite Earth station in the world with 61 dishes but BT announced plans to move its satellite comms business away from the site in Cornwall last year. The first antenna constructed at the site - known as Arthur - is pictured above.
Photo credit: Steve Ranger
Comments
There are 3 comments. Join the discussion
1. Monica Elmes
Since wind turbines require coal or other base load power generators to always be ready to supply power when the wind stops, the coal plants continue to burn coal but simply divert steam away from the generator when the wind produces electricity.... so this talk about reducing or saving carbon emissions is crap... wake up and realize that this is not as green as you are led to believe!
2. anonymous
Trust that BT makes provision to dismantle and remove these eyesores when the general public realise what a waste of time and environmental hazard to human health these wind turbines are. Ask those that are already cursed by the presence of these monstrocities nearby their homes. Don't the general public realise that we need CO2 emissions for the food chain - photosynthesis?
3. anonymous
So was it on File on Four, or Costing the Earth on BBC Radio 4, where they revealed that some of these Windfarms are sited in places that deliver 7% efficiency, and we're going to be subsising them via our normal energy bills?
Sorry I can't find the link.
It's OK Monica some of us know that this Climate Change is a load of bunkum being pedalled to justify taxes and state intrusion.