Ford is installing a larger, more powerful third wind turbine at its Dagenham site east of London, adding to the two already on site. This new addition will double the annual CO2 saving from a claimed 2,500 to 5,000 tonnes per year.
The electricity powers production at the Dagenham Diesel Centre (DDC) which supplies smaller capacity engines to Ford and PSA car assembly plants across Europe. Increased engine output required the installation of a third turbine to remain 100% powered by wind-generated electricity.
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Currently, the two turbines generate 5.92m units of electricity per year – the equivalent of powering 1,794 homes. With the addition of the third turbine, the amount of electricity generated will reach 11.4m units per year – enough to power twice the number of homes. Ground work and foundation construction began in May to enable the third turbine to be up and running by the end of the summer.
