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Roy Humphrey Group
COMPANY PROFILE
Eye, Suffolk
INDUSTRY
The wind energy project at Roy
Humphrey Group’s Eye Airfield site
consists of two 2.5MW wind turbines
providing clean, low cost energy to the
business.
ABOUT ROY HUMPHREY GROUP
Roy Humphrey Group has a motoring
heritage spanning more than four decades.
It moved over 20 years ago from its
original location in Yaxley to its current 95
acre site on the A140 Ipswich road near
Eye. It is a family business run day to day
by Roy Humphrey who is the sole owner.
The company provides a comprehensive
service including sales, servicing/MOT,
parts, recovery and rental. Its clients
range from local businesses to large multinationals, service industries and local
authorities to all of the emergency
services.
Today the business is at the forefront of
the industry and is one of the largest of
its kind in the UK.
With high cumulative energy usage across
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the estate and over 150 people employed,
Roy Humphrey Group is ideally placed to
benefit from on-site wind generation.
The wind turbines have the capacity to
supply up to 80% of the company's
electricity needs.
COMMUNITY TRUST FUND
A community trust fund has been set up
to provide £5000 per year towards
community projects and will be
administered by Mid Suffolk District
Council. The money will be used by
community groups to implement measures
which will help to reduce their own
carbon footprints and their impact on the
environment.
Commercial Vehicles
NO. OF EMPLOYEES
150+
SHIFT PATTERN
24/7
QUOTES ON THE ROY HUMPHREY
GROUP PROJECT
Carl Humphrey, on behalf of the Roy
Humphrey Group, said:
“The wind turbines on our site comply
with Mid Suffolk District Council's request
for renewable energy for the new
development on our site as well as for any
further developments which might arise in
the future.”
Matthew Clayton, Director for Triodos
Renewables who own the project said:
“We are delighted about the completion
of the Roy Humphrey Group project
which will be the fourth brownfield site in
Triodos Renewables' portfolio of
operational renewable energy projects
and the second onsite wind generation
project with Wind Direct. ”
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IMAGES: 1. Pouring concrete 2. Screeding off concrete 3. Blade delivery 4. Component delivery 5. Blade lift 6. Finished turbines
Total project size
Turbines
2x
2.5
Following 18 months of careful
preparation and consultation Wind Direct
received planning permission for two
2.5MW wind turbines in August 2010. At
the time these were the largest wind
turbines being proposed in the UK.
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MW
MW
Predicted annual
output: (MWh pa)
13,302
8,074
Carbon dioxide
saved: (CO2
displacement tonnes)
Average equivalent
households:
3,044
NB: The above statistics were calculated using a capacity factor of
30.37%. Please contact the project manager for full methodology and
reference details at [email protected].
Data calculated February 2013.
Night construction in the snow
THE WIND TURBINE STORY
The project will contribute to Mid Suffolk
District Council's aim to becoming the
country's Greenest County by supplying
green energy to power the equivalent of
3,044 homes.
It also has the potential to offset harmful
carbon emissions by over 8,074 tonnes
per annum.
The two 2.5MW wind turbines have been
operational at Roy Humphrey Group's site
since March 2013.
PROJECT FACTS AND KEY
CHALLENGES
Ÿ With space at a premium, turbine one
is located just 30m away from the
building to the north and 50m from the
building to the south.
Ÿ Due to the site's previous incarnation
as a World War II airfield, it was
necessary to undertake Unexploded
Ordinance Surveys of both turbine
locations prior to construction.
Ÿ The area beneath turbine one is used
critical to incorporate protection
measures into the foundation design to
eliminate the risk of the turbine being
damaged by reversing vehicles.
Ÿ The delivery port for the turbines was
originally planned to be Harwich.
Transportation from here to the site
would have required significant road
modifications along the route.
Following Wind Direct's suggestion, the
port was changed to Goole which
eliminated the need for road
modifications.
TURBINE MODEL
Ÿ The wind turbines are
N100 models. They were
purchased by Wind
Direct from German
manufacturer Nordex.
Ÿ The machines are
2.5MW power-rated
horizontal shaft wind
turbines with a total
height from the base to
the highest blade tip of
130 metres.
FUNDING & OWNERSHIP
The Wind Direct operated turbines were
purchased by Triodos Renewables, a
company that recognises the long-term
business potential of renewable energy.
Debt finance was provided by Triodos Bank.
as a parking area for HGVs. It was
CONTACT US:-
0845 468 0230
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