Wind Watch: Wind-farm firm set to shut down

Wind-farm company Noble Environmental Power announced this week it will close its Rutland office.

“We are in the process of packing up and moving right now,” said Brad King, the Connecticut-based company’s local project manager, adding the office would likely be shut down by the end of the week.

Wind Watch: Call for Conisholme wind farm to be closed

A call has been made for the Conisholme wind farm to be closed - before someone is injured.

Coun Robert Palmer, Chairman of East Lindsey District Council, says the site should be closed off to the public while an independent health and safety investigation is carried out.

On Sunday morning local people woke to find a blade on one of the 89 metre high wind turbines in Fen Lane had broken off.

A team from Ecotricity, which runs the 20 wind turbines at Conisholme, are investigating what caused the damage.

Coun Palmer said: “Imagine walking your dog there and one of those coming down on your head. It would chop you completely in two.

“I’m extremely worried about the safety of the public. It is open land and there are footpaths across there.

“I want the wind farm completely closed down while an independent investigation is carried out.”

He said while it was not yet known what caused the damage, one theory was a build up of ice on the blade.