July 23rd, 2008
School wind turbines plans unveiled at Royal Welsh
AAT Project Manager Dan McCallum will unveil the proposals at the Builth Wells showground when he appears as guest speaker at the Voluntary Sector Marquee hosted by Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) and Wales Association of County Voluntary Councils (WACVC).
Awel Aman Tawe (Welsh for “wind of the Amman and Swansea Valleys”) is a social enterprise working for the regeneration of the South Wales mining valleys through the development of renewable energy, energy efficiency and environmental projects. It has been developing renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in primary and secondary schools for the past seven years and, as part of the scheme, will also: distribute 5,000 low energy lightbulbs to children for use at home; distribute Home Energy Checks (HECs) for pupils to complete with their parents; undertake loft and cavity wall insulation measures in 100 homes; encourage schools and pupils to buy biodiesel made from recycled cooking oil from AAT’s fuel pump; continue discussions with Sustrans about promoting cycling in the schools and linking that to carbon savings
‘We think it is most effective to work with young people as they’re more likely to change their behaviour and encourage others to do so,’ said Dan McCallum. ‘There are no wind turbines at any school in Wales at present and our aim is to make them a common sight.’
21 July 2008
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August 21st, 2008 at 10:31 am
A proposal has been made to erect a 15 metre high wind turbine in the grounds of a local primary school in Swansea.
The plans show that it will be placed within 5 metres of the school building and within 50 metres of residential housing which surrounds the school.
I would be interested to know if Dan McCallum regards this idea as sensible, particularly as the school in question does not have double glazing!