2012

SD8316 : Wind Turbine

taken 12 years ago, near to Cheesden, Rochdale, England

This is 1 of 6 images, with title starting with Wind in this square
Wind Turbine
Wind Turbine
Looking from the path at Cheesden Edge, towards wind turbine No 1 at the Scout Moor Wind Farm. The distinctive outline of Knowl Hill SD8416 can be seen in the background.
The Scout Moor Wind Farm :: SD8318

The wind farm at Scout Moor and Knowl Moor is a 26-turbine site on an open upland moor of peat bog and heather in the South Pennines, reaching a maximum elevation of 1,552 feet (473 m) at its peak. It is the largest onshore wind farm in England; the site occupies an area of 1,347 acres (545 ha) and its 26 turbines stretch for nearly two miles across the moor and are visible from as far away as south Manchester, 15–20 miles (24–32 km) away (LinkExternal link Manchester Evening News) SD8318 : Scout Moor Wind Farm (Viewed from Manchester).

The wind farm, which was built for Peel Energy (LinkExternal link ), was officially opened on 25 September 2008 after "years of controversy" (LinkExternal link Bolton News). Planning applications were first submitted in 2003 and despite objections from residents and local councils, planning permission for the open moorland site between Edenfield, Rawtenstall and Rochdale was granted in 2005.

The total cost of the Scout Moor project was £50 million, but Peel Holdings expect the turbines to be in operation for at least 25 years (LinkExternal link Manchester Evening News). The site produces electricity from 26 Nordex N80 wind turbines and has a maximum output capacity of 65 MW of electricity, providing 154,000 MWh per year. A brochure published by Peel in 2010 states that the wind farm is predicted to generate enough renewable electricity for up to 40,000 homes roughly half the houses in a town the size of Rochdale.


LinkExternal link Site plan
LinkExternal link Scout Moor Wind Farm Brochure (Peel Energy 2010)


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Geographical Context: Energy infrastructure Uplands Moorland other tags: Moor Moorland Ashworth Moor Wind Farm Wind Turbine Hill Knowl Hill Path Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Knowl Moor [11] · Knowl Hill [10] · Cheesden Edge [9] · Path at Cheesden Edge [5] · Knowl Hill SD8416 [3] ·
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SD8316, 57 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 26 July, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 29 July, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 8362 1676 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:38.8251N 2:14.9558W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 8344 1657
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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