Wind turbines approved
14.08.08
A drugs manufacturer has been given the green light to erect two giant wind turbines aimed at cutting its energy costs and safeguarding employment at its 400-job Northumberland factory. However, the turbines can only be built after the radar system at Newcastle Airport has been upgraded to deal with the interference they are expected to cause.
Following a public inquiry, a Government planning inspector has approved the application by Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD) to erect the two 130m-high windmills at its Cramlington plant. The turbines will allow the company to generate its own renewable power and safeguard jobs through reduced costs.
However, inspector Graham Self ruled that they cannot be built until Newcastle Airport has completed an upgrade to its air traffic control radar systems, aimed at tackling interference caused by the two turbines. The upgrade – which is still being developed and trialled – involves installing new software to create an area on the radar that ‘blacks out’ unwanted images generated by the turbines.
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