The Government’s Clean Power 2030 Action Plan is providing opportunities for landowners to generate new revenue streams.
One is the provision of onshore wind and help is at hand via a free online tool to assess whether land is suitable for onshore wind development. The tool offers insight into wind potential, planning constraints and development prospects – at no cost and with no obligation
Having launched the Caeli Platform for Renewables for wind energy and land allocation into the UK market in May of this year, the company has introduced its Wind Energy Site Check.
The new provides landowners with a professional assessment of any site’s wind potential, planning situation and development prospects. The results include information on wind conditions, grid access, planning constraints and expected turbine yield.
“Landowners across the UK are sitting on untapped wind energy potential. Our Site Check tool provides them with instant insights into the suitability of their land and helps kick-start development,” says Heiko Bartels, managing director of Caeli. “It’s the fastest way to progress from interest to informed decisions.”
The site has allowed German landowners to enter into wind farm projects and Caeli sees growing demand from the UK market, with more landowners seeking new revenue streams. As the government moves to ease planning restrictions on onshore wind. Leasing land for wind energy can help fill the gap of lost subsidies, with a significantly lower footprint than, for example, solar energy.
Alongside the political momentum, there is also growing public support for renewables, and landowners can position themselves as part of the clean energy solution, while also supporting energy security.
“This has created a much more favourable landscape for landowners to explore opportunities for significant new revenue streams, and by combining digital assessment with a structured marketplace, Caeli opens the door for more landowners to participate in the energy transition, linking with suited project developers,” adds Hans-Georg von Lewinski, head of international development at Caeli.
