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UK's largest onshore windfarm plans to double capacity with taller turbines
Scottish Power said the project would cut turbine numbers to 124 and lift capacity from 533MW to over 1GW.
- ScottishPower Renewables announced a £1.5 billion plan to repower Whitelee Windfarm in East Renfrewshire, doubling its output capacity to 1 gigawatt.
- The aging windfarm, which has operated for about 20 years, requires upgrades as current turbines reach the end of their lifespan; proposals involve replacing 215 existing units with 124 taller structures.
- SPR Chief Executive Charlie Jordan stated the upgrade will power 650,000 homes and provide around £5 million annually in community benefit funding for East Ayrshire.
- Plans have been lodged with the Scottish Government's Energy Consents Unit for approval, with construction occurring in three phases to maintain public access to the visitor centre.
- Kilmarnock and Loudoun MP Lillian Jones welcomed the project, which is planned to be operational by 2035 and will position the site as a vital asset for the United Kingdom.
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ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) have today revealed that they plan to pump the eye-watering amount into expanding and repowering the site - with further reinvestment to come over the next 40 years.
·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Britain's largest onshore windfarm to erect giant 800ft turbines - taller than London's Canary Wharf
Britain’s biggest onshore windfarm will be “re-powered” with giant turbines taller than London’s Canary Wharf.Scottish Power has announced plans to double the generating capacity at the Whitelee windfarm in East Renfrewshire.This would involve replacing the existing turbines with a smaller number of turbines which stand considerably taller. Under the plans, the current count of 214 turbines could be reduced to 124, taking its installed capacity …
·London, United Kingdom
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