The first turbine was moved by road on 13th June to its new permanent location. It is one of 26 turbines that will be situated at Little Cheyne Court, where workers have been onsite for 8 months preparing the concrete foundations. These are well over 100 feet deep requiring over 15,000 cubic meters of concrete and has meant the removal of in excess of 46,000 lorry loads of spoil from the area. It is expected that it will take 3 days to erect the first turbine, which will be bolted onto pre-prepared foundations, and weigh in at approximately 140 tonnes.

This development project by NPower Renewables is expected to generate enough electricity to power more than 33,000 homes in the area and will stand 115 metres high. Completion day for the erection of the turbines is early autumn and the site will be fully operational early next year. When finished this will be the South East’s largest onshore wind farm.