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< Back to all project news 25 Oct 2010 - Low Spinney Construction commences for the Low Spinney wind farm

Broadview is pleased to announce that the initial site preparation has commenced for the construction of the Low Spinney wind farm situated on working farm land between the villages of Ashby Magna, Gilmorton and Dunton Bassett, near Lutterworth in Leicestershire. 

The construction work is being undertaken by Raymond Brown Construction Ltd. This work includes site preparation and the construction of the access tracks and turbine foundations for the four wind turbines, as well as building the electrical substation.  After a competitive tendering exercise, Broadview has appointed REpower AG as its wind turbine supplier for this site. Their 2MW wind turbines are expected to be delivered and erected in spring 2011, with the site fully operational by mid-summer.

When operational, the wind farm is expected to generate enough electricity to meet the average annual electricity demands of 5,000 households in the region.

Notes to editors:

• Broadview Energy Limited www.broadviewenergy.com develops wind energy projects in the United Kingdom that will generate clean, sustainable energy. Broadview takes projects from site identification, through the planning process, to construction and ultimately operation. The company’s first wind farm (near Aberdeen) entered operation in January 2010. Broadview has a number of other projects at various stages of the development process throughout the United Kingdom.
• More information on the Low Spinney wind farm can be obtained via the dedicated project web pages: www.lowspinneywindfarm.co.uk

For media enquiries, please contact:
Paul Taylor at Taylor Keogh Communications (paul@taylorkeogh.com / 020 3170 8466) or
Lisa Ross at Broadview Energy Limited (lross@broadviewenergy.com / 020 8487 9150)