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Community Renewable Energy Projects
July 2010
Northumberland
Berwick CoRE (a partnership with Berwick Community Trust) — Wind Turbine
An 800kW single wind turbine on land to the north of the Ramparts Industrial Estate in Berwick. This project has submitted an application for full planning permission to NCC and the Committee decision is expected shortly.
Berwick CoRE — PV Arrays
2.1kW photovoltaic arrays on 50 Berwick Borough Housing properties.
Berwick CoRE — Anaerobic Digester
CoRE has completed an anaerobic digester feedstock study for Berwick. Possibly to be sited at the proposed Norham Abattoir.
Glendale CoRE (a partnership with Glendale Gateway Trust)
We have planning permission to site a meteorological mast on Weetwood Moor. This will be erected over the summer and remain in place whilst we verify the wind resource on the site. This may lead to either a single or twin turbine development.
Coquetdale CoRE (a partnership with Coquetdale Trust) The proposal is to explore the viability of building a wood fuelled gasifier. This would take locally grown wood and turn it into gas. The gas would then drive a generator which could supply the community.
Tyne Valley Hydro
Working with the Tynedale Development Trusts, Transition Tynedale, Northumberland National Park and the Tyne Rivers Trust examining thepotential for hydro on the Tyne River system.
Seaton Valley Consultancy
Working in partnership with Groundwork Northumberland and funded by Blyth Valley CVA we are exploring the renewables options for the four community halls in the Seaton Valley and options for remotely sited renewables.
Newcastle
Ouseburn CoRE
CoRE has completed a feedstock analysis for an urban anaerobic digester located in the Ouseburn. We are now discussing possible development sites with property developers.
County Durham
Oakenshaw CoRE (in partnership with Oakenshaw Community Association)
Preparing planning application for a meteorological mast to verify the wind resource on the site. This may lead to a single turbine development.
Cassop, Fishburn and Sherburn communities exploring potential for anaerobic digestion and wind sites.
Yorkshire
Sheffield CoRE (in partnership with Green Estate on the Manor and Castle City Farm)
The project is to develop a Community Power Station. The site is on a hill, the top will be the site for a wind turbine (330kW) and the bottom will be a site for an anaerobic digester (750kW).
Cumbria
CoRE NW (CoRE’s first social franchise)
Planning applications successfully obtained for farm based anaerobic digesters at Blackdyke (1000kW) and Kirkbride (500 kW) in Cumbria.
These are the first of six projects being developed on the Carlisle Plain (Britain’s second biggest dairy region). The feedstock is cow slurry and silage.
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