The wind farm at Nissan Sunderland is now fully operational and has begun generating power for the plant.
Construction of the £2 million farm project began in September, when the first of six wind turbines was installed in the centre of the 750 acre site.
Now the switch-on has been successfully completed, and the turbines have begun generating what will amount to 5% of the car plant’s annual energy requirement. They will also cut CO2 emissions from power plants supplying the car factory by up to 10,000 tonnes/year.
Nissan Senior Engineer, Graham Bagley, said: ‘All six turbines are now turning and generating electricity for the plant. We’re very pleased with the initial output.
‘The farm is the first of its kind for any Nissan facility and is receiving great interest globally from within the Company.’
Nissan’s wind farm is enclosed entirely within an industrial area on low-lying ground, minimising impact on the local environment.
