24 June 2009 15:11
E.ON to install wind measurement mast at Billingborough Fen

Energy company E.ON is taking the next step in its investigations into a new Lincolnshire wind farm by installing a new anemometry mast in Billingborough Fen.

The mast will be in place for 24 months and will be used to collect valuable wind speed data from across the site that will help identify whether the area is suitable for a wind farm. The mast will be approximately 50m high.

Ahmed Mulla, E.ON project developer for the site, said: "It's still early days for the site, but these initial tests will help us to design the best possible site layout for this location.

"We intend to keep local people informed at every stage of the development. It's important that the local community feel a part of the project even at this early stage."

E.ON has also launched a new email address enabling local people to stay in touch and keep informed about any developments on the site. Local people are asked to submit any questions or comments to billingboroughfen@eon-uk.com where the development team will be happy to respond.

For further information about the site, local people are also invited to visit the E.ON website at http://eon-uk.com/generation/billingboroughfen.aspx which will be updated throughout the initial assessment process.

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Notes to editors

• E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating and distributing electricity, and retailing power and gas - and is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. We employ around 17,000 people in the UK and over 93,000 worldwide;
• We are a market leader in combined heat and power, providing our customers with around 600MW of electricity and more than 1,000MW of heat at 13 sites across the country;
• We're one of the leading green generators in the UK, with 21 wind farms located from Cornwall to Northern Ireland. We also burn biomass material mixed with coal in two of our power stations and have recently completed one of the UK's largest dedicated biomass power stations at Lockerbie. Combined, our renewable portfolio generates enough green energy to power the homes in a city the size of Manchester;
• Our green development portfolio could power over a million homes and displace the emission of almost two million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year by building new onshore and offshore wind farms, biomass power stations, and tidal stream and wave power schemes;
• Our target is to cut the carbon released by each kW of electricity we generate by 10% between 2005-2012, having already reduced it by 20% since 1990;
• We have 1,300MW of renewable capacity under development;
• E.ON Group has announced it intends to reduced the carbon intensity of its generation by 50% by 2030 (on 1990 levels);
• E.ON Group aims to spend €6bn on green generation between 2007 and 2010.

For more information contact:

Rebecca Mara on 02476 183 679

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