Goole Fields Wind Farm

** Latest news **

Construction of the Goole Fields Wind Farm is now underway.

Summary

In September 2010, RWE npower renewables received planning permission by East Riding of Yorkshire Council to build a wind farm on a section of land south of the A161, south east of the town of Goole. Councillors on the planning committee voted unanimously in favour of the Goole Fields Wind Farm.

Once the wind farm is constructed, Goole Fields Wind Farm will comprise 16 turbines, each standing at 124.8 metres high (to the top of  the turbine blades) and will have a total generating capacity of around 32.8 megawatts (MW).  This is enough green electricity to meet the average annual needs of thousands of homes each year. 

We have also set up a Goole Fields Wind Farm Community Liaison Group. The group has been established to allow two-way communication between us and representatives of the local community, specifically in relation to the construction of the wind farm. 

Wind farms, such as the proposed Goole Fields Wind Farm, contributes towards supplying the electricity that we all use, but in a way that avoids the emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. Wind farms are not reliant on the import of fossil fuels such as gas or oil, and so contribute towards security of UK energy supply.