Land formerly used for surface mining in Northumberland has been repurposed by Peel Group and acquired by Infinis Group for use as an on-shore wind farm generating up to 18.5MW. Although the future remains uncertain at the time of writing as to the government subsidies to be available in the future for this type of energy generation, it is interesting to note the long-term change of use of this land, it is still to be used for energy generation.
Infinis Energy plc ... is pleased to announce that it has acquired an 18.5MW consented onshore wind farm project from Peel Group. The wind farm is sited on former surface mining land in Northumberland and neighbours the 8MW consented Sisters Wind Farm project developed by Infinis.
