Onshore Wind definition

Onshore Wind means electricity generated from wind by a generating station that is not offshore;

Onshore Wind means the Sector for reporting Unmodified Gross Assets that are physically located Onshore in respect of companies or business operations engaged in the generation, and/or transmission of electrical energy from wind energy resources.

Onshore Wind. “Sewage Gas”, “Solar PV”, “Tidal Range”, “Tidal Stream” and “Wave” shall each have the meanings given to such terms in the EA 2013 Regulations.

Examples of Onshore Wind in a sentence

• Having due regard to the above it is considered that the proposal is consistent with the Scottish Government’s Specific Advice Sheet on Onshore Wind Farms.

• The Facility Generation Technology applicable to this Contract for Difference is Offshore Wind, provided that for the purposes of paragraph (A) of the definition of Specific Change in Law or paragraphs (B) or (C) of the definition of Other Change in Law, Offshore Wind and Onshore Wind may be deemed to be one Facility Generation Technology.

• The Facility Generation Technology applicable to this Contract for Difference is Offshore Wind, provided that for the purposes of paragraph (A) of the definition of Specific Change in Law or paragraphs (B) or (C) of the definition of Other Change in Law, Offshore Wind, Onshore Wind and Remote Island Wind may be deemed to be one Facility Generation Technology.

• Developers should refer to SNH’s guidance ‘Assessing the Cumulative Impact of Onshore Wind Energy Developments 2012’.

• Having due regard to the above it is considered that the proposal is inconsistent with the provisions of SPP and Scottish Government’s Specific Advice Sheet on Onshore Wind Farms; Policy STRAT SI 1: Sustainable Development of the Argyll & Bute Structure Plan; and, Policies LP ENV 1: Development Impact on the General Environment and LP ENV 19: Development Setting, Layout & Design of the Argyll & Bute Local Plan.

• Having due regard to the above it is considered that the proposal is inconsistent with the provisions of SPP and the Scottish Government’s Specific Advice Sheet on Onshore Wind Farms.

• On 9 September 2014, the Company registered a share charge over its shares in Bernard Matthews Green Energy Halesworth Limited to GCP Onshore Wind 1 Limited as security for a senior loan facility of £8.4 million raised by Bernard Matthews Green Energy Halesworth Limited to finance the construction costs of its wind farm.

• On 5 August 2013, the Company registered a share charge over its shares in Weston Airfield Investments Limited and Bernard Matthews Green Energy Weston Limited to GCP Onshore Wind 1 Limited as security for a senior loan facility of £4.5 million raised by Bernard Matthews Wind Farm (Weston) LLP to finance the construction costs of its wind farm.

• The Landscape Capacity Study for Onshore Wind Energy Development in the Western Isles, 2004 provides detailed information.

• As a consequence, planning authorities have to consider more frequently turbines within lower-lying more populated areas, where design elements and cumulative impacts need to be managed (Scottish Government’s Specific Advice Sheet on Onshore Wind Farms).

More Definitions of Onshore Wind

Onshore Wind. Eligible within a specific category: Installations < 6 MW: subsidies may be awarded for a maximum of 1760 full load hours/year. Installations greater than or equal to 6 MW: Funding is provided for a maximum of 2400 full load hours/year. Offshore wind (in national waters and in the sea): Eligible within the open category offshore wind > 3 MW in national waters.

Onshore Wind means the wind is blowing from the ocean on to the land; “Offshore wind” is the opposite.

Onshore Wind sustaining global leadership to increase renewable penetration – Onshore wind energy is the backbone of the future sustainable energy system. Due to its highly competitive cost and independence, onshore wind offers affordable electricity, which is key to building sustainable and prosperous societies. By displacing hundreds of millions of tonnes of CO2 equivalents each year, and with clear targets for zero-waste turbines and carbon neutrality, onshore wind energy will soon become fully sustainable. Vestas remains the global leader in onshore wind with 164 GW of installed capacity and aims to continue its leadership by maturing the industry through timely and customer-centric technology introductions, strengthening commercial discipline, and capturing the true value of onshore wind energy solutions and services.