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Stephen Ramsden: Focus on wind energy
Long before much of the farming world had acknowledged the benefits of renewable energy, Stephen Ramsden and his family took the plunge of installing a small wind turbine on their Yorkshire Dales farm. Whilst the financial incentive of such a system might be sufficient for many, Stephen firmly believes that livestock farmers have an opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint by undertaking a renewable energy project. His contribution is a wind turbine that can produce around 11,000kW of energy per annum, equivalent to about 50%of his household requirements. In this case study, Stephen talks of the ease with which the project was undertaken and his numerous motivations for investing in renewable energy.
Wind - Factsheets
This factsheet provides an introduction to some of the issues that are going to be a significant part of the future of UK farming. It outlines some of the headline challenges that we are going to have to deal with, but also the...
Ideas on mitigating climate change.
Onshore generation of electricity from wind power can represent a significant business opportunity for UK farmers and land managers.
Wind power can be harnessed by the installation of a wind turbine or turbines that will generate a clean and...Wind - Case Studies
Rob and Emma diversified part of their farm in early 2009 to allow school children and other groups to visit the farm and learn about the...
Long before much of the farming world had acknowledged the benefits of renewable energy, Stephen Ramsden and his family took the plunge of installing...
Richard Gedge, a beef and sheep farmer based in Exmoor uses both wind and biomass to power and heat his farm. With a payback period of 5 years and...