A single wind turbine has been installed at Yorkshire Water's Old Whittington waste water treatment works in Chesterfield to increase the amount of renewable energy generated onsite.
The works treats and processes sewage from 100,000 customers in Chesterfield. Around 40% of the energy used at Old Whittington is already produced from renewable sources - the power produced by the new £1.6 million wind turbine will reduce the site’s carbon footprint even further.
Since April this year a team from sister company, Kelda Water Services, have been onsite carrying out preparatory works in readiness for the turbine delivery.
The turbine was made in the Netherlands and came by ship to Southampton and transported via the motorway network to Chesterfield. It was constructed over two days and has a maximum height of 77m from the turbine base to tip of the blade.
Electricity production will begin at the end of August after the turbine has been commissioned and tested and will be able to generate the equivalent of approximately 20-45% of the site’s annual electricity needs.
Most of Yorkshire Water's energy is bought from commercial energy providers - its electricity bill stands at £50 million per year. Increasing the amount of energy generated from renewable sources will reduce reliance on less clean fossil fuels and also help to keep bills down for Yorkshire Water customers. The water company's aim is to have 50% of the energy it uses supplied from renewable sources by 2020.
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.”
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