7 November 2003

Wind Prospect is Developer's Developer of 2003

The 2003 UK Developer's Developer award has been won by two of Wind Prospect's Directors, Dr Euan Cameron and Mr Colin Palmer, by the British Wind Energy Association.

The annual award, voted for by industry peers, was presented to the Wind Prospect team at the BWEA Conference Gala Dinner in Glasgow. It follows a decade of commitment to the wind industry and a recent run of planning successes, construction achievements and a significant increase in their operations portfolio to nearly 50 turbines.

Since their first project at Haverigg in 1992, the team have been involved in over 30 approved wind farms, with a total capacity of over 600MW, both onshore and offshore, in the UK, Ireland and Australia.

In 2003 Wind Prospect's planning successes have included the Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm (90MW) and onshore wind farms at Bicker Fen (26MW), Deeping St Nicholas (16MW), Gedney Marsh (12MW) and Glass Moor (16MW).

With Bruce Allan leading the company's engineering services, last year Wind Prospect project managed the construction of 60% of the commissioned turbines in the UK. With the company's recent planning successes, the company is in good stead to take advantage of their long history and extensive experience and lead the way in the installation of the capacity created by Renewables Obligation.

Development Director, Colin Palmer said:
"This award is a confirmation of the dedicated efforts of the Wind Prospect development team who have put together an excellent portfolio of projects. Development is a slow and sometimes frustrating process, but they have stuck at it and can take great pride in seeing the consents that are now starting to come through."

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