The Nature of the Surrounding Site

Your surrounding landscape will have features which will determine wind speed and wind turbine siting. Landscape features, from relatively smooth surfaces such as freshly mown grass, through to meadows, bushes, tress and dense woodland, will all have the effect of slowing down the wind. These effects are accounted for by applying correcting factors to the AMWS (Annual Average Mean Wind Speed). To evaluate your site we apply 1 of 5 terrain categories, considered over a distance 1 km from the turbine(s):

The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is an internationally recognised quality assurance scheme supported by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. MCS certifies micro generation technologies used to produce electricity and heat from renewable sources. MCS installation guidance for good wind turbine siting practice applies to all sites and can be viewed in full by clicking the link here.

If you have a potential site for generating electricity using wind power, and have any questions about wind turbine siting, please contact us for a discussion. We are able to use online maps and ordinance survey data to assist you on making the decision as to whether or not to pursue your wind turbine project.