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The first was built at Hare Hill in Airship in October 2000, which supplies 10,000 homes with clean energy. The combined output of all their projects now totals at 400 mega watts. Whitely will meet a massive 11% of Scotland’s aim to source 18% of their power from renewable sources. “This development alone will provide jobs, generate affordable clean green electricity on a scale hitherto unheard of in Scotland or indeed the UK and Europe, and take a big step forward in reducing Scotland’s harmful carbon emissions. The Scottish Executive today is making a bit of history,” said Maf Smith, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables. Scottish Power are also hoping the central location of the site, which is near to Glasgow and main roads, will attract large numbers of visitors and there are plans to build recreational facilities and cycle and walking routes to Whitely. “This is fantastic news,” said Marcus Rand, Chief Executive of the British Wind Energy Association. “Wind, both on and offshore, represents our best chance of delivering significant quantities of carbon free power by 2015 and this project will be an essential part of that delivery.” Construction is due to start this summer and the first turbines will become operational in 2008 Contact: (In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.) |
The largest
onshore windfarm in Europe is to be built in Scotland, providing clean energy for 200,000 homes. The Whitelee project, funded by Scottish Power, was given the
go-ahead by the Scottish Executive in April and will create electricity for nearly every home in Glasgow. Scottish Power is currently the largest generator of wind
power in the UK, with Whitelee becoming their fourth wind farm project in six years.