New wind turbines could be installed at Avonmouth to generate renewable energy after the government lifts its onshore ban. As part of plans to massively increase the amount of green energy generated in Bristol, sites in Avonmouth could be earmarked for new onshore wind.
Bristol City Council chiefs are looking at several areas in Avonmouth where new wind turbines could be built, as part of the new Local Plan which sets out how the city should develop. At least £424 million is also planned for energy projects under the City Leap deal, including a huge 180 megawatts of new renewable energy generators.
For several years the government has effectively banned new wind turbines to be built in England on land, although offshore wind turbines have seen a dramatic increase recently. However this month the government appears to have promised to scrap that onshore ban.
