Cynlluniau ar gyfer combo gwynt a storio newydd yn Ne Cymru

Rhagfyr, 2020

Mae RES, un o ddatblygwyr ynni adnewyddadwy mwyaf blaenllaw’r byd, wedi cyflwyno cais i’r Arolygiaeth Gynllunio ar gyfer ei Fferm Wynt Ogmore Uchaf a’i phrosiect storio ynni.

Mae’r cynnig wedi’i fireinio trwy sawl iteriad dylunio yn seiliedig ar adborth a gafwyd yn ystod y broses ymgynghori gyhoeddus a gwybodaeth a gasglwyd yn ystod gwaith arolwg safle manwl.

Mae’r cwmni ynni adnewyddadwy wedi bod yn bwrw ymlaen â chynigion ar gyfer fferm wynt saith tyrbin a phrosiect storio ynni, a leolir ger Blaengarw a Nant-y-Moel ym Mhen-y-bont ar Ogwr, ers 2017 o’i swyddfa yng Nghaerdydd. Byddai’r prosiect 25MW yn gallu cyflenwi trydan glân, cost isel i oddeutu 21,000 o gartrefi bob blwyddyn, sy’n cyfateb i oddeutu traean o’r holl gartrefi ym Mwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr. Byddai’r cynllun hefyd yn gwneud cyfraniad sylweddol tuag at darged Llywodraethau Cymru o gwrdd â 70% o’r galw am drydan o ffynonellau adnewyddadwy erbyn 2030.

Os caiff ei gydsynio, bydd y prosiect yn darparu buddion economaidd sylweddol i’r economi leol, a rhagwelir y bydd y prosiect yn sicrhau buddsoddiad lleol o fwy na £ 1.9 miliwn yn ystod y gwaith adeiladu a’r flwyddyn gyntaf o weithredu. Yn ogystal, mae RES yn disgwyl y byddai £ 16 miliwn mewn cyfraddau busnes yn cael eu talu dros oes y prosiect, gan gyfrannu at wasanaethau lleol hanfodol yn yr ardal.

Dywedodd Chris Jackson, Uwch Reolwr Prosiect Datblygu:

“Yn ogystal â helpu i fynd i’r afael â newid yn yr hinsawdd, gallai Upper Ogmore ddarparu buddion economaidd mawr eu hangen i’r ardal leol. Mae gan RES hanes cryf o wneud y mwyaf o gyfleoedd buddsoddi i mewn ac os bydd y prosiect yn mynd yn ei flaen, rydym wedi ymrwymo i weithio gyda’r gadwyn gyflenwi i ddefnyddio cymaint o fusnesau lleol â phosibl.

“Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi gosod targedau uchelgeisiol ar gyfer trydan o ynni adnewyddadwy a bydd prosiectau fel Upper Ogmore yn helpu i gyflawni’r rhain am y gost isaf i ddefnyddwyr.”

Upper Ogmore yw’r prosiect gwynt ar y tir cyntaf i gael ei ystyried o dan y broses cynllunio Datblygiadau Arwyddocâd Cenedlaethol a bydd yn cael ei asesu gan yr Arolygiaeth Gynllunio ar ran Llywodraeth Cymru cyn i’r Gweinidogion Cymru wneud y penderfyniad.

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am y prosiect, ewch i www.upperogmore-windfarm.co.uk

Plans for new wind and storage combo in South Wales

December, 2020

RES, one of the world’s leading renewable energy developers, has submitted an application to the Planning Inspectorate for its Upper Ogmore Wind Farm and energy storage project.

The proposal has been refined through several design iterations based on feedback received during the public consultation process and information gathered during detailed site survey work.

The renewable energy company has been progressing proposals for a seven-turbine wind farm and energy storage project, located near Blaengarw and Nant-y-Moel in Bridgend, since 2017 from its Cardiff office. The 25MW project would be capable of supplying approximately 21,000 homes with clean, low cost electricity every year, equivalent to around a third of all the homes in Bridgend County Borough. The scheme would also make a significant contribution towards The Welsh Governments target of meeting 70% of electricity demand from renewables by 2030.

If consented, the project will provide significant economic benefits to the local economy, with the project anticipated to deliver local investment of more than £1.9 million during construction and the first year of operation. Additionally, RES expects that £16 million in business rates would be paid across the lifetime of the project, contributing to vital local services in the area

Chris Jackson, Senior Development Project Manager, said:

“As well as helping to tackle climate change, Upper Ogmore could provide much needed economic benefits for the local area. RES has a strong track record of maximising inward investment opportunities and if the project progresses, we are committed to working with the supply chain to utilise as many local businesses as possible.

“The Welsh Government has set ambitious targets for electricity from renewable energy and projects like Upper Ogmore will help achieve these at the lowest cost for consumers.”

Upper Ogmore is the first onshore wind project to be considered under the Developments of National Significance planning process and will be assessed by The Planning Inspectorate on behalf of Welsh Government before the decision is made by the Welsh Ministers.

For further information about the project, visit www.upperogmore-windfarm.co.uk