Bozeat Lavendon Oppose Turbines

covering the villages and surrounding communities of:

Bozeat - Harrold - Lavendon - Warrington - Turvey - Easton Maudit

Useful Information

General links and information on wind turbines, discussion groups, media interest and so on.

BBC (an excellent source of information and balanced views)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/actionnetwork/A2369892

Scottish Parliament

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committees/enterprise/inquiries/rei/ec04-reis-res000.htm

In particular

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committees/enterprise/inquiries/rei/ec04-reis-craig,david.htm

Country Guardian (campaigning for the countryside)  

http://www.countryguardian.net/

Renewable Energy Foundation

http://www.ref.org.uk

Renewable Energy Foundation - Report into Wind Turbine Generation December 2006

http://www.ref.org.uk/images/pdfs/5.wind.pdf

Safety

http://www.caithnesswindfarms.co.uk/Downloads/Accidents%20_Jan2006.pdf

Renewable Obligation Certificates (a good explanation from Southern Electricity)

http://www.southern-electric.co.uk/popups/renewables_obligation.asp

Ofgem (Electricity & Gas Regulator - facts and figures on generated volumes and ROC’s issued)

http://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem/index.jsp

Non-Fossil Purchasing Agency Ltd (an interesting insight into the world of buying and selling ROC’s)

http://www.nfpa.co.uk

One of the main Government guideline documents from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Planning Policy Statement 22 Renewable Energy

Government - Climate Change - The UK Programme 2006 (March 2006)

http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/uk/ukccp/pdf/ukccp06-all.pdf

Wind Power Subsidy  in the UK - An interesting article written by Dr John Etherington (March 2006)

PDF here

Wind Energy: Facts and Fiction; A half truth is a whole lie - An excellent, if technical, look at the realities of why wind turbines don’t deliver..

PDF here