| Wind Watch is a registered educational charity, founded in 2005. |
Turbine plan is scrapped
Credit: The Galloway News, 20 Oct 2022 ~~
Translate: FROM English | TO English
Translate: FROM English | TO English
Plans for a 27 turbine scheme at Whiteneuk near Corsock have been ditched.
Swedish firm Vattenfall had been working on its proposal for several years and originally wanted to put as many as 35 turbines on the site.
However, it has now scrapped the scheme after being unable to get land needed for“an ambitious habitat management scheme”.
A spokesman said:“Following detailed assessments, research and engagement with stakeholders, Vattenfall has taken the decision not to progress the project at this time.
“Vattenfall’s plans to develop a wind farm at Whiteneuk included an ambitious habitat management plan. Unfortunately, we were unable to secure the land that this would have required.”
The move has been welcomed by the Save Our Hills pressure group which opposed the plans.
Spokesman Iain Milligan said: “People and businesses who would have been greatly impacted by this development will be relieved that the plans have been withdrawn by the company.
“Dumfries and Galloway is at saturation point with onshore windfarms and cannot take more of these enormous and over-bearing projects.
“And while there has been some good news both with this and the rejection of the Garcrogo application, it’s not a time for complacency.”
This article is the work of the source indicated. Any opinions expressed in it are not necessarily those of National Wind Watch.
The copyright of this article resides with the author or publisher indicated. As part of its noncommercial educational effort to present the environmental, social, scientific, and economic issues of large-scale wind power development to a global audience seeking such information, National Wind Watch endeavors to observe “fair use” as provided for in section 107 of U.S. Copyright Law and similar “fair dealing” provisions of the copyright laws of other nations. Send requests to excerpt, general inquiries, and comments via e-mail.
| Wind Watch relies entirely on User Contributions |
 (via Stripe) |
 (via Paypal) |
Share:
[ Short URL: https://wind-watch.org/news/?p=104939 ]
| Tag: Victories |
