Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Dagenham wind turbines
Having a bit of a green themed surf this evening I stumbled across some details of the deal that provided the wind turbines at the Ford plant in Dagenham. I had been curious about them having seen them so often from a distance.
The two turbines were built and are operated by Ecotricity under a scheme called Merchant Wind Power (MWP) where Ecotricity builds, owns, operates and maintains wind turbines on a partner's site in exchange for an agreement form the partner to purchase the electricity generated for a fixed period, typically over 12 years. The benefit to the partner is boosted green credentials through dedicated supply of green energy, at what Ecotricity describe as a competitive price.
Great idea. If we had more micro generation we would have a more robust and efficient power system.
According to the case study all of Ford's diesel engines assembled at the plant will have been produced using wind power. Did Ford make much anything of this in the press?
The two turbines were built and are operated by Ecotricity under a scheme called Merchant Wind Power (MWP) where Ecotricity builds, owns, operates and maintains wind turbines on a partner's site in exchange for an agreement form the partner to purchase the electricity generated for a fixed period, typically over 12 years. The benefit to the partner is boosted green credentials through dedicated supply of green energy, at what Ecotricity describe as a competitive price.
Great idea. If we had more micro generation we would have a more robust and efficient power system.
According to the case study all of Ford's diesel engines assembled at the plant will have been produced using wind power. Did Ford make much anything of this in the press?
