WIND OF CHANGE
Turbine at the top of Queen’s Park could be used as a source of income for the local community.
(Evening Times Online)
Plans have been put forward for a community-owned 200ft wind turbine in a Glasgow park. A community council wants to build the turbine at the summit of Camphill, in Queen’s Park, on the south side of the city. The turbine would be used to generate electricity that could be sold to raise cash for the local community.
Students at Glasgow Caledonian University will carry out an assessment to see if the flagpole site is suitable.
The plan, which has been put forward by Strathbungo and Shawlands Community Council, comes as proposals to build Britain’s first urban windfarm on Cathkin Braes, near Castlemilk, move forward.
The Castlemilk proposal, due to go before council planning bosses within weeks, would see three 200ft turbines erected on the braes. It would cost about £5.2million to set up and generate profits of about £250,000 a year for community programmes.
The plan to build a wind turbine in Queen’s Park was put forward by David Eyre, a community councillor from Strathbungo, who was inspired by the Castlemilk scheme. He said: “The turbine would raise the profile of renewable energy. It could also be used as a source of income for the community.”