environmental statement - Rotherham's Online Application for ...

PROJECT OBJECTIVES
1.27 The project is being proposed by the Applicant as a locally based initiative
to utilise the on-site wind resource to contribute towards Rotherham‟s
2021 renewable energy target and national renewable energy targets,
while also providing local economic and environmental benefits. The
Applicant has a main office in the area, at Barlborough, and this project
has particular local significance to their business.
1.28 The overall objectives of the Penny Hill Wind Farm proposal are as
follows:
To generate a locally significant amount of clean, renewable electricity
thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions;
To take a responsive approach to local constraints and by doing so, in
visual terms, realise a scheme which achieves a coherent, balanced
and logical impression when viewed from principal viewpoints and
produces a scheme that is an acceptable scale and layout for the site
and surrounding area;
To produce a financial return to the Applicants and in turn, to the
communities around the site, principally through the sale of electricity
to the national electricity market and the establishment of the
Community Fund (discussed above);
To support the expanding renewable based industries in the region and
beyond; and
To support sustainable energy initiatives within the Borough.
PROJECT BENEFITS
1.29 The project would deliver the following benefits:
A reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by harnessing power from
the wind as an alternative to the burning of fossil fuels;
Produce an indigenous energy supply, reducing the UK‟s reliance on
imported fossil fuels;
Potentially create and sustain employment opportunities during the
manufacturing and construction period of the project;
Enhance the clean, green, sustainable image of Rotherham and the
surrounding borough;
Support farm diversification;
Provide long term income to the agricultural businesses on the site;
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Penny Hill Wind Farm
Environmental Statement