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Binn Eco Park Wind Farm
Generating A Better Future
Supporting Document - Benefits Of The Proposal
November 2014
Binn Eco Park Wind Farm
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2 | Introduction
The Binn Eco Park Wind Farm project is a unique enterprise between a Perthshire recycling-business park and Element Power, a world-class renewable energy company based
in Edinburgh.
The combination of ‘local and national’ ensures that an operational Binn Eco Park Wind Farm will provide significant investment into the local community, an effective contribution
towards climate protection and the promotion of jobs in Perth & Kinross.
As developers we never forget that a wind farm is, at heart, a local enterprise and that an appropriate balance must be struck between Scotland’s green energy commitments and
the need to satisfactorily address the impacts on local communities and the environment.
The siting of this small four-turbine wind farm on an existing industrial site is a natural extension to this green centre of industry which supports companies that recycle,
reclaim and re-manufacture waste products and demonstrates the principles of industrial ecology through the development of an eco innovation park.
The design for the Binn Eco Park Wind Farm has taken into account the results of our environmental surveys, technical constraints and community
consultation, and has resulted in the number of the turbines being reduced from five to four, with a lower maximum tip height of 115m.
We would like to thank the local community for the time and attention they have given to the project and for the local support
we have received which gives us confidence that the substantial benefits that this scheme would bring to the area are
understood and welcomed.
By creating new employment opportunities, commercial openings for local businesses and
providing substantial funding for projects that could help transform the facilities that will
support the local economy and community for decades to come.
The Binn Eco Park Wind Farm has great potential to make a positive
impact in the local area.
Stuart McAleese
Head of UK Wind Power
Element Power
Binn Eco Park Wind Farm
Project Details | 3
Predicted view from Lomond Hills
Facts & stats Site map
Number of turbines: 4
Turbine tip height: 115m
Lifespan of wind farm: 25 years
Location: Binn Eco Park
Energy generation: Installed capacity of 8 - 9.2MW
No. of homes supplied: 3,314 to 4,623 homes1
Access: M90 and A912 avoiding villages 1
Based on statistics from DECC: Electricity
consumption at regional and local authority level, 2012,
Grid connection: Connection between site substation including consumption for Perth & Kinross. Calculated
using capacity factor of 27.9% from Digest of UK Energy
and Abernethy Statistics 2014.
Binn Eco Park Wind Farm 4 | Scotland’s First Eco-Innovation Park Binn Eco Park
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Natural Partners | 5
Element Power - Generating a better future
Founded in 2008, Element Power is a leading global provider of clean, green energy, harnessed from the infinite supplies of wind and sun; Element
Power acquires, develops and operates renewable energy generation facilities worldwide.
In 2014 Element Power increased its investment in Scotland by moving its UK wind operation to Edinburgh.
increased investment in Scotland
We believe that everyone has a stake in green energy. This co-operative approach has earned Element Power an outstanding reputation for addressing the
social, economic and environmental issues surrounding our renewable energy developments.
Our aim is to work closely with communities to provide pure, sustainable energy alternatives to limit the harmful effects climate change is now bringing to all
our lives.
Binn Eco Park
Binn Eco Park was established in 2009 and is the first eco-innovation park of its kind in Scotland. It is a community of manufacturing and service businesses
located together on land outside Glenfarg.
Binn Eco Park is based on three major industries:
• Waste resource management and remanufacturing from recovered materials;
• Renewable energy production; and
• Sustainable and local food production.
There are plans to develop space for clean technology companies and a low carbon and clean technology training facility at the park. This phase will be developed in
partnership with Elmwood and Perth Colleges, the Universities of Abertay, Dundee, the Highlands & Islands, St Andrews and Stirling and Perth & Kinross Council.
catalyst for further job creation
Sustainable economic development, supporting clean technology and aiming for self-sufficiency at a regional level are Binn Eco Park’s primary objectives. The addition
of the proposed wind turbines to Binn Eco Park will provide the catalyst to allow the advancement of further job creation and business opportunities in the area.
Binn Eco Park Wind Farm
6 | Construction Benefits
Creating jobs, boosting economies
The renewable energy sector in Scotland is now a significant contributor to the local, regional and national economy. If the Binn Eco Park Wind Farm is consented, it is estimated
that construction costs amounting to £2.5 million may be sourced locally and from around Scotland.
£2.5 million of construction contracts available
Summary of construction costs by source
Scotland (including
Category Perth & Kinross Elsewhere Total
Perth & Kinross)
Turbines - - £9,020,000 £9,020,000
Grid Connection £900,000 £360,000 £900,000 £1,800,000
Balance of Plant £1,394,000 £557,600 - £1,394,000
Construction
£205,000 - - £205,000
Management
Contingency - - £615,000 £615,000
Total £2,499,000 £917,600 £10,535,000 £13,034,000
Element Power has invited local companies to register their interest in tendering for contracts.
We hope to procure from a range of local services including construction companies, drainage contractors, concrete suppliers, metal fabricators, plant hire, cleaning, waste
management, security, fencing contractors and catering and accommodation suppliers.
There will also be operational and maintenance jobs during the lifetime of the wind farm that could draw on the renewable expertise that is building throughout Scotland.
By using the local workforce where possible, the development can have a direct and positive effect on the local economy.
In 2015 Element Power will hold a ‘Suppliers Day’ in Perth & Kinross to introduce local and regional businesses to the benefits associated with wind farm construction
and maintenance.
Binn Eco Park Wind Farm
Generating Economic Benefit That Will Stay Local | 7
Binn Eco Park
The Binn Eco Park development
already employs more than 100 people
and it is anticipated that this figure will
double to 200 as new enterprises come on
stream. In the future waste heat, micro-hydro
and solar power will complete the energy mix at
the facility and support the transition to advanced
food production and other clean technology
developments including biofuel drying.
100 new jobs planned
TEG composting and anaerobic digestion staff
In addition to resource management, renewable energy and food production, the park plans to host a clean technology training and
education facility, and development space for new clean technology companies in Tayside.
The Binn Eco Park Wind Farm will act as a catalyst to stimulate new business and training initiatives and encourage economic growth in
this rural corner of Perthshire.
The development of this site is in line with the Perthshire Economic Development Strategy which sets out a strategic framework and long-term vision for
jobs and opportunity for the people of Perthshire.
Key themes identified in the document include:
• Develop technology businesses and industries, research expertise and product development facilities and encourage local companies to embrace new
technology and the opportunities they may provide.
• Encourage the facilitation of economic diversification, particularly in rural Perthshire; where local economies are too narrowly focused on a few key
sectors.
• Develop a local skills strategy to ensure the availability of skilled and well-trained people and to ensure that opportunities for training, learning and
employment are available for all.
Binn Eco Park Wind Farm
8 | Renewables And Green Technology In Perth & Kinross
Binn Eco Park is a founder member of the Perth &
Kinross Green Technology Business Accelerator,
which promotes best practice in the supply of
local goods and services in the green technology
industries.
Binn Eco Park is a sustainable economic development, supporting clean technology and demonstrating
that an integrated waste facility can act as the anchor tenant for wider clean technology developments.
The development is driven by the opportunity to generate low grade heat from three energy facilities;
landfill gas, anaerobic digestion and waste gasification. It will also build on the available opportunity
to offer customers low cost electrical energy from a series of renewable energy systems including the
anaerobic digestion facility, waste gasifier, a solar power facility and the Binn Eco Park Wind Farm.
The Binn Eco Park Wind Farm a catalyst for innovation
The Binn Eco Park Wind Farm, in conjunction with the existing integrated waste and resource management systems at Binn Eco Park, will act as the catalyst to stimulate the
following new business developments where the demonstration of innovation will be a key objective:
• Circular economy and manufacturing - added value manufacturing from waste materials entering the facility;
• Sustainable food production using hydroponic greenhouse systems will address regional food security through high yield all season production and low food miles;
• A hydrogen production centre to stimulate the shift to a hydrogen economy for mixed low carbon transport systems as well as energy storage;
• Closed loop plant nutrient system development utilising recycled biomass systems including composting and anaerobic digestion;
• Advanced sustainable urban drainage systems for surface water management;Binn Eco Park Wind Farm
Making The Most Of Scotland’s Natural Resources | 9
• development
Environmental and clean technology incubator facility as a driver for the
of the clean technology sector in Scotland;
• research
Clean technology and sustainable regional economic development
and development, in collaboration with Elmwood and Perth
Colleges, the Universities of Abertay, Dundee, the Highlands & Islands,
St Andrews and Stirling and Perth & Kinross Council in various aspects of
the green economy;
• centre
Development of a public education and environmental technologies training
on the facility with strong links to academic institutes; and
• Growth in employment at the site to support the development of the local economy.
Environmental benefits generating a better future
Increasing the amount of energy that Scotland generates from low carbon technologies such as wind, hydro, solar, tidal and wave power and reducing emissions
through carbon capture and storage will help to ensure the country has a secure energy supply and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to slow down climate change.
reduce greenhouse gas emissions to slow down climate change
The Binn Eco Park Wind Farm turbines will have a combined total capacity of up to 9.2MW. The electricity generated at Binn Eco Park will offset the need to generate
electricity from fossil fuels. When taking into account a realistic capacity factor1, the proposed turbines will generate approximately 22.49GWh of electricity per
annum. The actual amount of carbon dioxide emissions that the Binn Eco Park Wind Farm turbines will offset will vary depending on the generating plant in use at any
given time. However, based on figures provided within the Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 2014, the Binn Eco Park Wind Farm could displace between
approximately 7,723 tonnes (based on gas) and 17,733 tonnes (based on coal) of CO2 emissions each year of operation.
The electricity generated by the Binn Eco Park Wind Farm will be able to provide electricity for the equivalent of up to 4,623 homes2.
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Calculated using capacity factor of 27.9% from Digest of UK Energy Statistics 2014.
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Based on statistics from DECC: Electricity consumption at regional and local authority level, 2012.Binn Eco Park Wind Farm
10 | Engagement With Local Communities
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put forward on behalf of the local communities.
In 2012 we held public exhibitions to introduce local
people to the project. Public exhibition feedback
In September 2014 we sent newsletters to 5,566
households with an invitation to attend a second I am concerned about climate change At a time of rising international energy I support the proposal for this wind farm.
round of exhibitions to update communities on the and its impact on the environment. prices do you consider UK wind power
a safe and secure source of energy.
revised wind farm design.
To assist understanding we produced a 3D computer
visualisation so that attendees could view the wind
farm from different viewpoints.
Comment Cards were available at the exhibitions
and of the 82 people who attended 40 completed
and returned their cards. Strongly Agree Don’t Disagree Strongly Strongly Agree Don’t Disagree Strongly Agree Don’t Disagree
Agree Know Disagree Agree Know Disagree Know
50% 34% 3% 8% 5% 37% 39% 5% 11% 8% 72% 13% 15%Binn Eco Park Wind Farm
Community Benefit | 11
Companies trading on Binn Eco Park have a track record of community
engagement and supporting local causes. In a more direct way, elements
of business within Binn Eco Park has provided financial payments to
communities, for example, through the landfill tax credit scheme.
Local wind farm development trust
Element Power would like to see the Binn Eco Park Wind Farm deliver tangible,
long-term benefits to fund local projects and organisations. To achieve this, we are
proposing a community benefit package with a minimum of £40,000 per annum over
the 25 year life of the project; this is based on a figure of £5,000 per MW of installed
capacity.
£1,000,000 community benefit
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Once the wind farm is operational the distribution of the fund would be managed by local people
hoodies to SHIP (Support, Help
and will benefit community groups, environmental projects and voluntary organisations in the four
and Integration in Perthshire)
community council areas neighbouring the Binn Eco Park.
Ideas that have already been suggested during public consultations include:
Comments received from local residents - September 201412 | Why Do We Need Another Wind Farm?
Climate experts agree on the urgency of ending our reliance on unsustainable and climate change causing fossil fuels like coal and oil. To guarantee future supplies of heat and
electricity, we must turn instead to harnessing power from nature’s own unlimited resources of sun, wind and water.
Element Power is a proud investor in Scotland’s forward thinking renewables policy and the much needed economic regeneration it will bring to rural communities across the country.
The Binn Eco Park Wind Farm ticks so many boxes
• Good wind speeds 3 • £2.5 million of local construction contracts 3
• Sited within an existing industrial site 3 • A catalyst to stimulate new business opportunities
at Binn Eco Park 3
• A new clean, green industry at Binn Eco Park,
contributing to national renewable energy targets 3 • Up to 100 new long-term jobs created as new
enterprises come on stream 3
• Limited visibility from nearby settlements 3 • £1 million community benefit package 3
• No environmental designations located on or
adjacent to the site 3 • More than 70% of local respondents in favour of
project 3Binn Eco Park Wind Farm
Contact Information
Project Director:
Della Lansley
Email: della.lansley@elpower.com
Project Manager:
Stuart Davidson
Email: stuart.davidson@elpower.com
Community Relations:
Jeanette Thomson
Email: jeanette.thomson@elpower.com
Element Power
3rd Floor, Ben Dearg Suite, Forsyth House,
93 George Street,
Edinburgh EH2 3ES
Tel: 0131 240 1237
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