Clyde Wind Farm
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Country | United Kingdom, Scotland |
Location | near Abington, South Lanarkshire |
Coordinates | 55°28′02″N 3°39′16″W / 55.46722°N 3.65444°WCoordinates: 55°28′02″N 3°39′16″W / 55.46722°N 3.65444°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 2012 |
Owner(s) | Scottish and Southern Energy |
Wind farm | |
Type | Onshore |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 206 |
Nameplate capacity | 522 MW |
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Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Clyde Wind Farm is a 522 megawatt (MW) wind farm near Abington in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Planning[]
The first stage of the project consists of 152-turbines by Scottish and Southern Energy and was approved by the Scottish Parliament in July 2008. It is capable of powering 200,000 homes.[1] SSE was given planning permission to build a wind farm with turbines built on either side of the M74 motorway.[2]
Construction[]
Construction of the wind farm, which was budgeted for £600 million, began in early 2009 and finished in 2012.[3] Welcon Towers Ltd won the contract to supply the towers for all 152 turbines for the £600 million Clyde Wind Farm. Jesper Øhlenschlæger, chief executive officer of Welcon Towers parent company Skykon, said: ‘The Clyde project is a very important business win for our Campbeltown manufacturing. Scotland has become the most positive and the most interesting renewable wind power market in Europe. The Clyde Wind Farm project represents a landmark phase in Scotland’s renewable energy strategy.’[4]
The first stage of the farm was opened at a ceremonial ribbon cutting by First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond in September 2012.[5]
Original Capacity was 349.6MW.[6]
Extension[]
In July 2014 it was announced that Scottish ministers had approved an extension to the Clyde Wind Farm.[7] The extension will see 54 extra turbines, capable of generating an additional 162MW. This will bring the total generating capacity of the wind farm to 512MW.[7] The extension has been upgraded to 54 turbines with a 173MW capacity and was commissioned in the summer of 2017.[8]
See also[]
- Wind power in Scotland
- List of onshore wind farms in the United Kingdom
- List of offshore wind farms in the United Kingdom
References[]
- ^ "SSE Clyde Project website". Archived from the original on 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ Johnson, Simon (2008-07-21). "Europe's largest onshore wind farm is to be built in Scotland costing £600m". Telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 2008-07-22.[dead link]
- ^ "Green light for massive wind farm". BBC News. 2008-07-21. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ "Well Done Welcon". . 2009-11-27. Archived from the original on 2009-12-15. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
- ^ "Salmond opens SSE's Clyde wind farm". Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ "Further sale of a stake in Clyde Wind Farm to Greencoat and GLIL". sse.com. 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ a b "Ministers approve two wind farm projects in Scotland". BBC News. 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ^ "Clyde (United-Kingdom) - Wind farms - Online access". The Wind Power, Wind Energy Market Intelligence. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
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