Sustainable Energy
Wind power has the advantage that it does not produce any 'greenhouse' gases which contribute to global warming.
There are often strong winds along the coast or out at sea and these are good locations for wind turbines. Groups of turbines are called wind farms.
This is the wind turbine Gulliver located on the shore at Ness Point at Lowestoft - the most easterly point in England. 126 metres high and erected in only 5 days, it can generate 2.75 Megawatts - enough power for over 1500 homes. It is the largest onshore wind turbine in Britain. Engineering firms at Lowestoft built many of the oil and gas rigs which were then towed out into the North Sea to pump energy supplies ashore. As this work is winding down they are hoping to use their expertise in building structures out at sea for wind farms. Gulliver is a worthwhile working demonstration. The firm involved - SLP - is already working on a wind farm off the Norfolk coast at Sheringham.