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Urban-Turbine Initiative<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Before we get any grumpy folk saying this will ruin the beautiful village green! No, no no. <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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These urban turbines will be located on brownfield sites. Those are usually where old factories were or have dilapidated eyesore buildings that NEED to be renovated.<\/span> <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It does help for the community to be reasonably near to the wind turbine as there is a small power loss (and it costs money) the further away the turbine is.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The urban turbines in the photo above these paragraphs have been turning since 2006. They are on an industrial estate in a major city. Very few people were unhappy back in 2006, and we bet a fair few quid that if the surrounding neighbours had their electricity bills HALVED during these unsettling times and got to help save the planet into the bargain, then there would be few complaints. But time will tell.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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We would only wish to build these projects IF a majority of a community wanted them.<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Plus these do have to go through the Planning Process. As a real-world endeavour to show whether the impact is a problem, please have a look at our next photograph. The two wind turbines are in that picture. But they are on the same distant industrial estate as the first photo on this page. If that very modest addition to the view meant electricity and fuel prices for all the houses and business in this photo were HALVED, is that a balance you would like to support? You can actually help us by TEXTING:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span>YES TURBINE<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span>NO TURBINE<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\u00a0(in general terms, not yet project specific, to our main phone at: 0757 2768 795. Thanks.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy of:<\/span>\u00a0Andy Thompson \/ Alamy<\/span><\/span><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
^^^ Spot The Urban Turbine? ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
It is in the photo above.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
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Welcome To<\/span> <\/span><\/h3>\n
The Urban Turbine News Page<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
This page is us getting the website architecture sorted out and c<\/strong><\/em><\/span>reated at 07.15 on Friday 25th March 2022 when a message came through from an old friend who specialises in commissioning and decommissioning wind turbines.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
That is the last piece of the jigsaw.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
What jigsaw? You may ask.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
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The one where we sort out a location + planning permission + land and generator station purchase and installation of an urban wind turbine that will provide a target of 100% of the electricity to local homes in whichever town is next to seek this facility.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Crucially to provide at a price which matches what we were all being charged a year ago before utility (and vehicle fuel) prices went up so dramatically.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The aim is to get electricity bills down to where they used to be a and remove the worry from the <\/b>imminent<\/b><\/span>\u00a0turbo-charged price-hikes.<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
Plus provide either free or low-cost electric vehicle charging points.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
How? You may ask?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Ironically, our Unique Property Bulletin website (here<\/a><\/span><\/span>) has got us into mischief where our associated unique property clubs ended up owning SIX different engine houses\/ generator stations in the past 25 years.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
So it is a very small step to buy another generator station and install a n urban-turbine next to one of these. This should help to sort out the oncoming electricity price carnage.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
There is a huge amount of work to do. Plus answer many questions.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
For now, this page has been placed here as a central point for those who want to pay LESS in electricity and fuel prices to find out more information each update.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
Eventually this urban-turbine project will have its own website. But we are still in the same month as when Putin turned off the majority of Europe and the UK’s energy supply from his country and the result is sky-rocketing electricity costs.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
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We aim to remedy that and fast.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
So, by piggy-backing off of our Scotslion website for the time being, we can start researching the project, completing due-diligence, locating a site, obtaining expedited planning permission a<\/strong><\/em><\/span>nd buying a wind turbine. All of this means you will be able to follow developments on Facebook and Twitter etc.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
Not just household and business electricity prices,.; we aim to supply electricity for electric cars at an affordable rate.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
Today, 25th March 2022, you are paying something like this to fill up your car, motorbike, van, or lorry…<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
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Even if you do not drive, your food, your post, your parcels travel to your house in lorries and vans. They usually run on diesel. That price is added to whatever you buy. So we ALL feel this pain.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
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Far better that WE ALL do something about this.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The Urban-Turbine initiative is a plan to sort out this problem and effectively price the equivalent electricity more in line with what we are used to…<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
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^^^ Our Aim ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
If You Have A Local Urban-Turbine Then<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
You Have An A<\/strong><\/span>ffordable Electricity For Your Vehicle<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Okay, the photo has petrol prices, but we are inevitably all going to be driving electric vehicles soon enough. The point is well made by this price comparison between the two photos above.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
Crucially these turbines will be managed and indeed where possible, owned by the local community.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The first physical manifestation of our urban-turbine initiative will effectively be a “proof of concept” exercise. Then, if your town or city fancies doing what our neighbours in Dundee did by placing two wind turbines in an urban environment, we are game-on to help make that happen for your and your town.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
Pease check back to this page and regularly for updates.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Very best wishes,<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
Russ McLean,<\/strong><\/em> Director, Scotslion Ltd.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
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^^^ Russ Is The Ugly One In The Middle ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
P.S. It is likely we will establish a not-for-profit limited company or cregistered charity as we did for our…<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
 Friends of TS Queen Mary charity<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Click Here<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
Faster link…<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
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^^^ An Earlier Charity Established By The Subscribers ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
of this urban-turbine electricity price reduction initiative.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
We will advise whether NFP Ltd <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
or Registered Charity format soon.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
This project is NOT about whacking out profits,\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>it IS to make sure people can eat and heat.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>In 1997 our main director lost a friend through debt suicide and NEVER ever want that to happen again. We managed to do a small part in sorting that problem (here) and are determined to remedy the current electricity hikes and fuel increases. You may need to buy an electric car earlier than anticipated so you can access cheap miles again, buy hey, surely that’s a good thing.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
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