Infinergy’s first Pembrokeshire wind farm under way

Work is due to start on the construction of the new state of the art wind turbines at Castle Pill Farm in Steynton – the first of two projects currently being developed by wind farm developer Infinergy in Pembrokeshire.

The company, which last year established its Wales office in the Technium building in Cleddau Reach, is beginning work on the erection of the four turbines, which will each generate a combined 3.2 MW of electricity, powering over 1,700 homes in the area.

There has been a turbine on the site since 2004 which is to be relocated, and Infinergy has obtained the go ahead to increase the electricity output at the location, using super-quiet, industry-leading direct drive turbines.

The turbines will have a maximum blade tip height (blade in vertical position) of 76 metres. The hub, the highest static point of the turbine, will be up to 50 metres.

Apart from the turbines, the project will comprise an electrical substation, access tracks and a temporary anemometry mast to measure wind speeds and direction on site.

This wind farm will annually replace between 3,100 and 7,300 tonnes of the greenhouse gas CO2, depending on whether the power it replaces is generated by gas or by coal. This will play a significant role in helping Pembrokeshire combat the effects of climate change.

Infinergy is a renewable energy company, developing onshore wind farms throughout the UK. Infinergy owns Castle Pill Wind Farm’s operating company NIK Energy and is also developing Wear Point Wind Farm at the SemLogistics site in Waterston.

For more information, please visit www.infinergy.co.uk or www.wearpointwindfarm.co.uk, or call Freephone 0800 980 4299.