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27/08/2009 An innovative new town in Scotland for 20,000 people could soon be using energy generated by Wind Direct turbines.
Owenstown, which is named after the pioneering mill owner, Robert Owen, will be built on a 2,000 acre site in Lanarkshire and if everything goes to plan, could be established within the next three years.
Wind Direct will be participating in the launch exhibition to be held at New Lanark Mills Hotel from 1-3 September. Plans for Owenstown will be on display, including 3-D visualisations and maps showing the proposed positions of the three wind turbines.
Developers are seeking to make Owenstown a net carbon zero town (carbon neutral), so the wind turbines are likely to be installed prior to the town itself, allowing the energy generated to be used during the construction period.
Wind Direct could supply, install and operate the turbines, forming part of a wider mix of renewable energy, including CHP and micro-renewables, all of which would all feed in to the private wire network of Owenstown.
The project has exciting synergies with Robert Owen's philosophies and his connections with renewable energy as far back as the 18th century.
For more information download our Owenstown flier or visit Owenstown.org
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