Newspaper Article

I have succeeded in getting an article in the local newspaper, the Shropshire Star. It is at least a quarter of a page with a nice (though I say it myself!) picture of myself with the turbine behind. Please have a look: http://www.shropshirestar.com/shropshire-business/2010/11/09/shropshire-farmer-turns-to-wind-turbine-power/. It describes my project, and publicises my consultancy role. It went in yesterday’s paper, and today I have received my first enquiry, from a local farmer.

I have also received an email from the local branch of the CPRE (Campaign for the Protection of Rural England) expressing an interest in the turbine. Their website is http://www.cpreshropshire.org.uk/. I would have expected them to be generally against wind turbines, but reading their policy statements it seems that they are positively in favour of “appropriate” developments. I’m not sure what is appropriate, because you can’t avoid the fact that turbines do make a significant impact on the landscape, and by definition they should be sited in order to maximise wind harvesting which means out in the open away from trees and other buildings.