[1] This field of wind turbines was initially developed by Windelectric Management Ltd. Delabole is located in north Cornwall, England, UK, about two miles west of Camelford.

The United Kingdom is the windiest landmass in Europe, receiving over 40% of the continent's wind energy resource annually.

[1][3][4] They chose to invest in the turbines, instead of a nuclear power plant,[citation needed] in the hope of pushing the UK in a greener direction.

Most of the funding for the £5 million Gaia Energy Centre came from Europe, with £300,000 grants from Objective One and the South West Regional Development Agency.

In February 2011, an £11.8 million rebuilding of the facility was completed, which replaced the original ten with four new Enercon E-70 turbines standing at 98 meters, which are three times larger.