Wind turbine – Sustainable Hockerton

Live operational output of our VESTAS V29 village wind turbine can be seen here, and a live stream of the inside of the nacelle here.

Thanks to our partners at Onyx InSight for all there help with this.

This displays current power, rotation speed and wind speed at the hub height and the mean for the last 30 minuets. The live stream shows a view looking out of the nacelle towards the blades. You can see the gear box and hear the machine turning.

Background:

In 2006, the original members of Sustainable Hockerton quickly came to the conclusion that every action to improve the sustainability of the village needed cash.

They settled on a wind turbine as an investment that offered returns for investors, income for the village and carbon savings.

Project managed by Hockerton Housing Project, it took 2.5 years to develop the idea with the village, negotiate a location and related planning permissions, source a (second-hand) wind turbine, and install it on a (thankfully wind-less) day in late October 2009.

Live data on its output can be seen here, thanks to our partners at Onyx InSight.

The community wind turbine at Hockerton provides a handy route-map for other communities who are interested in renewable energy but are wondering how such schemes can be paid for

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Watch the video below to find out more, and get more detail on how we did it here.

Live data on its output can be seen here, thanks to our partners at Onyx.