Peel Holdings to build 14 windfarms

Peel Holdings has announced it will develop wind farms on land-owned by Doncaster-based UK Coal.

Peel has signed a two-year agreement via one of its subsidiaries, Peel Energy, which will cover 14 sites in the UK.

Jon Lloyd, UK Coal chief executive, said: “We believe there is significant opportunity to develop wind farms on parts of our land portfolio. By allying with Peel Energy, we are joining forces with one of the UK’s most active and knowledgeable wind power companies.

“This will accelerate our alternative power business whilst maintaining total flexibility on the level of investment we make in it and without distracting us from our core mining and property development operations.”

Peel already operates a wind farm in Greater Manchester, at Scout Moor near Rochdale.