Written by Iain Grant
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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