Let me nail my colours to the mast by stating that I am 'green,' as I believe that we have no option other than to find new sources of genuinely renewable energy and that wind, whilst being incapable of being a total solution, will play a large part.

There is however one major issue pertaining to the Baumber proposal which most of your correspondents have completely missed.

Many have compared these undeniably huge structures with other existing large man-made features in our landscape such as the Humber Bridge, Belton transmitter tower and even ancient windmills, but there is one essential difference – all these structures were sited in the most efficient place suitable to their purpose whereas, if one examines the topography of the Baumber site, it soon becomes obvious that, relative to the prevailing south-westerly wind direction, these turbines will be sitting in a hole some ten metres deep.

It is beyond all doubt that whilst turbines sited on very high ground can produce useful quantities of electricity, the optimum location is out at sea where, thanks to stronger, almost constant, less turbulent winds and the ability to use much larger turbines (up to 7.5 MW) as much as seven times electricity can be generated per turbine compared with those sited on low lying ground.

The main reason we desperately need renewable energy sources is to reduce the vast quantities of carbon dioxide (CO2) being emitted into our atmosphere, but building a wind turbine creates more CO2 so that it seems madness to then site it where it is least efficient!

The whole quest for alternative energy should be led by science and not profit, and to this end if you genuinely want to fight global warming and reduce CO2 you must oppose the short sighted, politically expedient, profit motivated Baumber wind farm and campaign for more offshore wind turbines – where they can and will make a difference.

VICTORIA SHIEL
Banovallum Gardens
Horncastle