Medium wind turbine manufacturer Norvento has kicked off construction on a 200kW project at Shoreham Port in West Sussex.
Once installed, the two nED100 100kW turbines will feed electricity into the port’s pump house, directly supporting the energy-intensive process of maintaining water levels in the basins of the port, despite changes in the tide.
The pump house requires 475,000kWh of energy per year on average and the turbines will more than cover this demand, producing an average of 555,000kWh per year.
The site has been funded by means of a long-term lease agreement which will see Norvento lease the two harbour-front sites and sell Shoreham Port the energy produced by the turbines at a rate substantially lower than typical retail electricity prices.
Shoreham Port development director Peter Davies said: “As an Ecoport we are keen to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels and generate green energy that we can use on site.
“Wind turbines aren’t suitable in every location, but the industrial setting of the port together with its long association with electricity generation must be one of the most appropriate places along the South Coast.”
Norvento said the site’s nED100 turbines’ low-noise mode, which enables them to operate in the vicinity of homes and local businesses, were instrumental in security planning permission for the project in March 2015.
“The nED100 turbine has proved itself particularly well-suited for urban installations which require a model with minimal visual and noise impacts,” said Norvento UK director Ivo Arnus.
Image: nED100 wind turbine (Norvento)
