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This is the consolidated environmental permit for Quellmoor Ridge Wind Farm, incorporating variation 1 and variation 2. It covers general permit conditions, noise and shadow flicker limits, ecology and bat curtailment, ice precautions, pollution prevention, reporting, and authority contacts.
Key facts
- Environmental permit EP-2018-0417 applies to Quellmoor Ridge Wind Farm and is a consolidated version incorporating variation 1 and variation 2.1
- The permit holder is Contoso Renewables.1
- The installation is Quellmoor Ridge Wind Farm, comprising 12 wind turbines WTG-01 to WTG-12 with a capacity of 38.4 MW.1
- The original permit issue date was 2018-11-20, variation 1 was for automatic shadow flicker control, and variation 2 was for bat protection curtailment under condition 7.3.1
- The permit was issued by the Skelvane District Environmental Authority.1
- The installation must be operated as described in the permit application.1
- The permit holder must notify the Authority before any change is made to the number or type of turbines.1
- A copy of the permit must be kept at the site.1
- Noise from the wind farm at dwellings of Quellmoor must not exceed 40 dB(A) LA90, 10 minutes at night between 23:00 and 07:00, and must not exceed 45 dB(A) during the day, at hub-height wind speeds up to 12 m/s.1
- Shadow flicker at any dwelling must not exceed 30 hours per year and 30 minutes per day, and automatic shadow flicker control must be used.1
- Bat activity must be monitored at the nacelle of WTG-04 with an acoustic detector from April to October each year.2
- Monitoring results must be reported in the annual environmental report.2
- From 1 June to 31 August each year, WTG-03, WTG-04 and WTG-05 must be stopped between 22:00 and 05:00 local time whenever hub-height wind speed is below 6.0 m/s and air temperature is 10 °C or higher.2
- Bat protection curtailment must be implemented automatically by the turbine control system and each curtailment period must be recorded in the turbine event log.2
- Curtailment records must be kept for 5 years and summarised in an annual report submitted to the Authority by 31 January of the following year.2
- The Authority may adjust the thresholds of condition 7.3 after three years of monitoring data.2
- Variation 2 was justified by the presence of a protected bat species maternity roost in Skelvane Wood, east of WTG-03, WTG-04 and WTG-05, with foraging near the turbines on warm, calm summer nights.2
- Turbines must stop automatically when ice is detected on rotor blades and may restart only when the ice has gone.2
- Warning signs about falling ice must be placed at all access points at a distance of 300 m from the turbines from November to March.2
- A spill kit must be kept in each turbine and in the O&M building.2
- Oil spills of more than 20 L outside a turbine must be reported to the Authority within 24 hours.2
- Oil drums must be stored in a bunded area with capacity of at least 110 % of the largest container or 25 % of total stored volume, whichever is larger.2
- Waste oil must be collected by a licensed carrier.2
- The annual environmental report must be submitted by 31 January.2
- Incidents with an effect on the environment must be notified within 24 hours.2
- The Authority contact is the Permitting Officer for the Skelvane district, and the permit is signed for the Skelvane District Environmental Authority by Siobhan Carrick, Permitting Officer, on 2024-12-10.2
Contents
Document identification and permit details
This document is titled “Environmental permit EP-2018-0417 - Quellmoor Ridge Wind Farm”.3
It is a consolidated version incorporating variation 1 dated 2020-03-02 and variation 2 dated 2024-12-10.3
The permit holder is Contoso Renewables.3 The installation is Quellmoor Ridge Wind Farm, 12 wind turbines WTG-01 to WTG-12, 38.4 MW.3 The permit was originally issued on 2018-11-20.3 Variation 1 concerns automatic shadow flicker control.3 Variation 2 concerns bat protection curtailment under condition 7.3.3 The issuing authority is the Skelvane District Environmental Authority.3
Table t01 · p. 1
| Row | Field | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Permit holder | Contoso Renewables |
| 3 | Installation | Quellmoor Ridge Wind Farm, 12 wind turbines WTG-01 to WTG-12, 38.4 MW |
| 4 | Original issue | 2018-11-20 |
| 5 | Variation 1 | 2020-03-02 - automatic shadow flicker control |
| 6 | Variation 2 | 2024-12-10 - bat protection curtailment (condition 7.3) |
| 7 | Issued by | Skelvane District Environmental Authority |
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Part 1 - General conditions
- The installation must be operated as described in the permit application.3
- The permit holder must notify the Authority of any change to the number or type of turbines before the change is made.3
- A copy of the permit must be kept at the site.3
Part 6 - Noise and shadow flicker
- Noise from the wind farm at the dwellings of Quellmoor must not exceed 40 dB(A) (LA90, 10 minutes) at night between 23:00 and 07:00 and 45 dB(A) during the day, at hub-height wind speeds up to 12 m/s.3
- Shadow flicker at any dwelling must not exceed 30 hours per year and 30 minutes per day.3
- Automatic shadow flicker control must be used.3
Part 7 - Ecology
- Bat activity must be monitored at the nacelle of WTG-04 with an acoustic detector from April to October each year.4
- Monitoring results must be reported in the annual environmental report.4
- From 1 June to 31 August each year, WTG-03, WTG-04 and WTG-05 must be stopped between 22:00 and 05:00 local time whenever hub-height wind speed is below 6.0 m/s and air temperature is 10 °C or higher.4
- The curtailment must be implemented automatically by the turbine control system, and each curtailment period must be recorded in the turbine event log.4
- Curtailment records must be kept for 5 years and summarised in an annual report submitted to the Authority by 31 January of the following year.4
- The Authority may adjust the thresholds of condition 7.3 after three years of monitoring data.4
- Variation 2 is linked to Skelvane Wood, east of WTG-03, WTG-04 and WTG-05, which holds a maternity roost of a protected bat species that forages near the turbines on warm, calm summer nights.4
Part 8 - Ice
- Turbines must stop automatically when ice is detected on the rotor blades and restart only when the ice has gone.4
- Warning signs about falling ice must be placed at all access points at a distance of 300 m from the turbines from November to March.4
Part 9 - Pollution prevention
- A spill kit must be kept in each turbine and in the O&M building.4
- Oil spills of more than 20 L outside a turbine must be reported to the Authority within 24 hours.4
- Oil drums must be stored in a bunded area with capacity of at least 110 % of the largest container or 25 % of the total stored volume, whichever is larger.4
- Waste oil must be collected by a licensed carrier.4
Part 10 - Reporting and contacts
- The annual environmental report must be submitted by 31 January.4
- Incidents with an effect on the environment must be notified within 24 hours.4
- The Authority contact is the Permitting Officer for the Skelvane district.4
- The permit is signed for the Skelvane District Environmental Authority by Siobhan Carrick, Permitting Officer, on 2024-12-10.4
Figures
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Related
- Assets: Quellmoor Ridge O&M building, Quellmoor Ridge Wind Farm, WTG-01, WTG-02, WTG-03, WTG-04, WTG-05, WTG-06, WTG-07, WTG-08, WTG-09, WTG-10, WTG-11, WTG-12
- Component: rotor blade
- Organisations: Contoso Renewables, Skelvane District Environmental Authority
- Topics: Cold-climate operation and icing, Environmental permit and night curtailment, Safety, isolation and work at height
Sources
Footnotes
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Environmental Permit EP-2018-0417 - Quellmoor Ridge Wind Farm (consolidated with variation 2) — p. 1 · ✓ quote verified ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10
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Environmental Permit EP-2018-0417 - Quellmoor Ridge Wind Farm (consolidated with variation 2) — p. 1 · paraphrase ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14
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Environmental Permit EP-2018-0417 - Quellmoor Ridge Wind Farm (consolidated with variation 2) — p. 2 · paraphrase ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17
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