Lindhurst wind farm is a 9 MW wind farm near Mansfield.  It started generating electricity in 2010 and is owned by RWE.  New Energy Hub director Vicky Portwain negotiated the lease for the site and was responsible for overseeing the development of the wind farm project.   

The project was overwhelmingly supported by local people and consent was granted directly by Newark & Sherwood District Council.

Project Factfile:

• Number of turbines: 5
• Turbine Manufacturer and Model: Vestas V80
• Turbine Capacity: 
• Site Megawatt Capacity: 9MW
• Grid Connection: 33kV substation (3km to the south)
• Date of planning application: 2007
• Date of first generation: September 2010
• Key Challenges: impacts on local residential amenity and local nightjar population