2) Cold Northcott, Laneast.

This development was built by National Wind Power in April 1993 with 21 turbines with a combined power capacity of 6.3MW and is operated by Cumbria Windfarms.

December 1993: At Cold Northcott (Cornwall) wind ‘farm’, in December 1993, the complete blade and rotor of a wind turbine broke away from its stem and fell to the ground.   

This wind ‘farm’ had been officially opened by Tim Eggar (Minister for Energy and Industry) only one month previously.      

The blades on all the machines at Cold Northcott lost their coatings in the first year of operation and had to be replaced.  
They were sent up to Wales for this purpose.  (Angela Kelly, Country Guardian)
  
 January 2006: "BIG CHUNK OF TURBINE BLADE SHEARS OFF  

Part of a wind turbine blade weighing more than half a ton snapped off and crashed into a field during high winds. A chunk of the 18 metre (59 feet) long blade sheared off at the Cold Northcott windfarm on Bodmin Moor at about 9am yesterday." (Western Morning News)

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The visitor centre at Cold Northcott closed within 2 years of opening due to the low number visitors.

3) St Breock near Wadebridge.

This development was constructed in 1993 and is located at St Breock Downs, Wadebridge, Cornwall. It has 11 turbines of a height of 35m to hub and 48m to the tips of the blades. They have a combined output of 4.95MW

The wind farm is situated on the Saints Way, the route used by pilgrims to travel between Padstow and Fowey. The historical St Breock Downs Monolith, as well as several tumuli, are located adjacent to the site.

Powergen Renewables has obtained planning approval to replace the old turbines with much larger turbines. See Here. 

This wind farm is partly in North Cornwall and partly in Restormel District. It is currently Cornwall's most powerful wind farm with a generating capacity of 9.6 megawatts. 

It was developed by npower renewables (at the time National Wind Power) through a joint venture with Fred Olsen Ltd.

The project was completed in July 2001 and in 2004, npower renewables bought Fred Olsen's share of the project.

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'Wind farms 'make people sick who live up to a mile away'
By Catherine Milner
Last Updated: 2:02am GMT 25/01/2004

"Onshore wind farms are a health hazard to people living near them because of the low- frequency noise that they emit, according to new medical studies. Doctors say that the turbines - some of which are taller than Big Ben - can cause headaches and depression among residents living up to a mile away.

One survey found that all but one of 14 people living near the Bears Down wind farm at Padstow, Cornwall, where 16 turbines were put up two years ago, had experienced increased numbers of headaches, and 10 said that they had problems sleeping and suffered from anxiety."

The Telegraph Website

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