Approval for Another Major Wind Farm Project

AMEC and Corus have today received planning permission from Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council to develop the UK's largest "brownfield" wind farm in the North East. The 18-turbine wind farm will be designed and developed by AMEC and Corus on Corus' 911 hectare steelworks site near Redcar in Teesside.

The £30 million "Tees Wind North" scheme is the result of a 12 month partnership between AMEC and Corus which will also see the potential future development of similar wind farms on nine further Corus sites throughout the UK and northern Europe.

Proposals for the Teesside development have been produced in consultation with planning officers from Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, English Nature and Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Teesside Airport, The Northern Energy Initiative and a range of local community and interest groups. The project will now move to the next phase of development, which could see the wind farm operational before the end of 2003.

Tees Wind North will supply enough electricity to meet the needs of 30,000 households, or 72,000 people - over half the population of Redcar and Cleveland Borough. The project should provide three times the existing installed wind capacity in the region, contributing significantly to both regional and national targets for wind- generated power.

AMEC and Corus believe that the project will provide opportunities for the region, including employment during the construction phase and in meeting service and maintenance requirements during the 25 years of the windfarm's expected life. It could also attract new investment to the region, for example, for the manufacture of components.

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