East Midlands Airport wind turbines complete
11.05.11
Two 45m (148ft) wind turbines at East Midlands Airport have been completed. The turbines are part of a project to make ground operations at the site carbon-neutral by 2012, with the airport hoping they will generate 5% of its electricity. They could save 300 tonnes of carbon emissions each year.
Neil Robinson, director of sustainability at East Midlands Airport, said: ‘The turbines will be installed for 20 years. We see it as a significant investment for the airport and the environment.’ He added that more than £4m will be invested in projects such as a willow farm to provide fuel for a bio-mass boiler in the terminal building and a dedicated recycling zone at the airport, in order to further cut its emissions.
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