What forms of renewable energy are used on site?
HHP erected a 6kW Proven wind turbine in early 2002 and in August 2002 complemented this with the installation of a 7.65kWp array of photovoltaics (generation of electricity from solar power). The HHP wind turbine is one of very few examples in the UK of a community owned wind turbine, whereby the owners are supplied directly with the ‘clean’ renewable energy produced. The photovoltaic system has been funded through a DTI photovoltaic domestic field trial grant, with some match-funding from Powergen. The new community building (Sustainable Resource Centre) has been designed to meet the same high standards as the homes and is powered using energy generated from a second wind turbine on site. This turbine is from a local company Iskra, and is of a similar size to the Proven machine. For more detail see HHP Technical Factsheet TF9: Energy Generation. Copies can be purchased via the Shop.
