Can windfarms reduce CO 2 emissions?
Marginally. Developers and the British Wind Energy Association claim 0.86 tonnes of CO 2 saved for every megawatt hour of electricity generated by wind. DEFRA, BERR (DTI), Ofgem, the Carbon Trust, and Government do not accept this and use a figure of 0.43 t/MWh. The Government press release on the recently approved Fullabrook Down wind farm used a figure of 0.36t/MWh – consistent with that employed by the Sustainable Development Commission (2005). The use of the figure 0.43t/MWh for calculating the lifetime savings of a wind farm is supported by the Advertising Standards Authority. The ASA has upheld several complaints from the public against Renewable Energy Systems Ltd and nPower Renewables for providing misleading information to the public. These exaggerated claims represent serious mis-selling by the wind industry. Wind turbines do not generate in light or very strong winds .True. Below 8-10 mph wind speed they do not generate and cut out for safety reasons above 56 mph. Maximum ge
