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Europe's largest onshore wind farm will be officially switched on at aceremony in Scotland later today, in a move that the UK wind industry said would
provide further evidence that large-scale onshore developments can secure local
community support.
Developers ScottishPower
Renewables said the 140-turbine Whitelee wind farm in East Renfrewshire
would generate 322MW at full capacity and provide enough power for 180,000
homes.
The company, which is owned by Spanish energy giant Iberdrola, said that it
was also seeking to expand the site and add a further 81 turbines with an
additional 270MW of capacity.
The application for the first wave of 36 extra turbines is currently with the
Scottish government, and the company is hopeful that planning permission will be
attained.
Director of ScottishPower Renewables Keith Anderson said the new development
was likely to be the first of many large-scale onshore wind farms. "This is now
the first wind farm in the United Kingdom over 300MW and we believe others will
follow," he told the BBC.
His comments were echoed by Nick Medic of the British Wind Energy Association
(BWEA) who predicted that the Whitelee development would help restore focus on
onshore wind farms following several months in which offshore developments have
dominated the headlines.
"The significance of Whitelee is that it shows there is room for big onshore
projects," he said. "The government's renewables strategy calls for 14GW of
onshore wind capacity by 2020 and we are going to need more projects like this.
"
Onshore wind farms have often faced staunch opposition from local residents
and conservation groups, but Medic said that the Whitelee wind farm provided a
template for how developers should seek to work alongside residents.
"ScottishPower Renewables was very effective at consulting with the local
community," he said. "It polled residents and found there was support for the
site and then looked very closely at how to integrate the wind farm into the
local environment. The result is a wind farm that will boost local biodiversity.
"
The company has invested in a £2m visitor centre at the site and pledged to
open the wind farm to the public in the summer. It has also undertaken a project
to remove non-native plants from the area as part of a project designed to
encourage local wildlife and promote moorland regeneration.
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