About this Event
Come along to Green Park and check out Reading's famous wind turbine!
Europe’s most visible wind turbine was completed in November 2005 and has since become a major landmark for Reading. At 120 m tall, the 2MW state-of-the-art Ecotricity turbine is one of the largest land-based windmills in the UK, soaring above Junction 11 of the M4 motorway, and offering over 11 million people a year an inspiring view of a cleaner future. It can generate 4.5 million units (kWh) of green electricity every year, enough for around 1,500 new local homes and businesses.
The turbine is owned and operated by Ecotricity, an electricity supplier in the UK that builds wind turbines to supply clean energy to its thousands of customers across the country. Ecotricity is dedicated to fighting climate change through building attractive and sensitively sited wind parks. The Green Park turbine demonstrates Ecotricity’s preference to site turbines in commercial locations rather than areas of natural beauty.
You can find out more about the Reading Wind Turbine here.
This event will take place at The Reading Wind Turbine, 100 Longwater Avenue, Green Park, Reading, RG2 6GP. Please arrive in plenty of time!
This event is part of Reading Climate Festival, a week of free events to inspire and encourage positive action on climate change, run by Reading Climate Action Network, with support from REDA and The Great Big Green Week.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Green Park Business Park, Green Park Wind Turbine, opposite Costco, Reading, United Kingdom
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