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Wednesday, 23 January 2008

A NORTH county Dublin vegetable farm is leading the way in reducing its carbon footprint by investing heavily in a wind powered turbine to service its facility.
Country Crest, a family run business based in Lusk, was recently granted planning permission for the construction of the wind powered turbine at its premises at Ballymaguire.

The vegetable farm, which produces a range of potato, onion and carrot products, will become the first company in Fingal to have a wind turbine power its site and it expects to have it up and running in the next 18 months.
A spokeswoman for Country Crest told Northside People that safeguarding the environment was the number one concern at the farm.
She said the company used a lot of energy for storage and its chilled foods department and was delighted that Fingal County Council had granted permission for the turbine.
She added that the turbine would reduce the company’s cost of electricity; create a capacity for independent supply of electricity; promote a green environment and image for the company and the locality; and strengthen the grid supply which is prone to outages.
However, the spokeswoman said she was unsure if other companies in the Fingal area would also go the wind turbine route, as it had been a huge investment for Country Crest.
The whole development will include a 40-metre wind monitoring mast, the wind turbine, a 5.5 metre wide service road, a control house and associated ancillary works and services.
Michael Hoey, managing director of Country Crest, said at a time when there was international concerns about global warming and limited fossil fuels, Country Crest was happy to play its part.
“We are investing in our own renewable energy source which will be kinder to the environment,” Mr Hoey stated.
Dublin North TD Michael Kennedy (FF) welcomed the initiative and praised the council for having the foresight to grant it planning permission.
“I am delighted that a local business has been granted permission to develop its farm in this way,” Deputy Kennedy said.
“Its owners have been rewarded for keeping an eye on both the environment and the future.
“It is this kind of progressive thinking that we need in North Dublin, and I would encourage other local businesses to follow Country Crest’s lead and seek out more sustainable forms of energy.”
Deputy Kennedy said he would also encourage the council to examine the development at Country Crest to see if an additional wind energy turbine would be an appropriate energy option for the local community.

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