July 18, 2018
Scotland

German firm in bid to develop tallest turbine in north of Scotland

Written by Iain Grant | 18/07/2018 | www.energyvoice.com

A German-owned company is bidding to develop what would be the tallest onshore wind turbines in the far north of Scotland.

Energiekontor UK has earmarked moorland near Lairg for its latest venture, which would have the potential to produce 54.6mw of electricity.

The scheme is at an early stage, with the company going through a scoping process before firming up an environmental impact study, which it would table along with a planning application.

The firm is looking to erect 13 turbines, with an blade tip height of around 588ft, on rough grazing land two-an-a-half miles from Lairg.

The developers envisage accessing the site from the existing three-turbine Lairg Estate windfarm.

Andrew Mackay, chairman of Lairg Community Council, said : “If this went ahead, the turbines would dwarf the three already up on the estate.

“The developers had hoped to put up more than three on the existing windfarm but they were cut back because of the presence of rare birds such as hen harriers and red and black throated divers and presumably that will again be an issue.”

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