Hunstanton gets turbine application

Although the masts and gently spinning turbines can be seen from Hunstanton, the town itself does not have any of the renewable energy devices, though that could change.

Tesco has applied for permission to build a "micro turbine" at a branch near the sea front, despite having a previous application for a full turbine in a car park at another site turned down.

Should the supermarket giant receive permission, the turbine will be the first to be put up on the southern side of The Wash, reports the Eastern Daily Press.

The East of England is rich in renewable energy and has been bidding to become a hub for clean technology in the UK.

With government target of cutting carbon emissions by 60 per cent in relation to the 1990 baseline, renewable energy is set to play an important role.

Last year business secretary John Hutton proposed the construction of offshore wind farms with the capacity to generate up to 33GW, enough to power 25 million homes.