by David McPhee
The developer of Scotland’s biggest wind farm has confirmed that it plans
to power millions of homes by building a clutch of giant wind projects off
the east coast of Scotland.
SSE Renewables, operator of the 84-turbine Beatrice Offshore Wind
Farm, revealed it would look to build four more Scottish wind farms after
its Seagreen Alpha and Bravo developments.
The firm said last night it would look to build five additional giant wind
projects as part of phases two and three of the development off the coast
of Montrose.
Seagreen Charlie, Delta and Echo will follow in phase two, while Seagreen
Foxtrot and Golf will be completed in phase three.
With a total installed capacity of 2,610 megawatts (MW) the wind cluster
will have the potential to provide enough renewable energy to power over 2
million homes.
SSE are understood to be looking at a completion date of 2024.
The combined number of wind turbines at the development would be 929, but
advances in technology could reduce that number.
A SSE spokesman said: “Seagreen 2 & 3 are currently in the early stages of
development.
“If consented these projects would be significant in scale, helping
Scotland increase its leadership in offshore wind development whilst
contributing to its net zero ambitions and creating opportunity for
businesses across the Scottish and wider UK supply chain.”
SSE took full control of the SeaGreen project after buyinh out out joint
venture partner Fluor in a £118 million deal last year.
The utility firm now owns Seagreen Wind Energy Limited after gaining
approval from Crown Estate Scotland, the body that manages the leasing of
the seabed around Scotland.
SSE plans to power millions of Scottish homes with clutch of giant wind farms
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