THE First Minister has marked the connection of the UK’s tallest and most efficient onshore wind turbines to the national grid.
The 200-metre structures are part of Banks Renewables’s Kype Muir Extension Wind Farm in South Lanarkshire that will consist of 15 new ultra-efficient turbines.
Lying just south of Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Kype Muir Extension’s turbines will help to provide around 53,700 households with green electricity annually over its 30-year lifetime.
This is the equivalent of taking 23,550 petrol cars off the road every year.
During her visit to the site, Nicola Sturgeon unveiled a plaque as well as having the opportunity to discuss the future of renewable energy with members of the Banks Renewables team.
She said: “Onshore wind is the biggest source of renewable energy in Scotland, making it a vital part of our mission to become a net zero economy by 2045.
“In addition to being a cheap and reliable source of electricity that harnesses one of our most abundant resources, onshore wind can help us meet that target in a way that benefits communities – through the creation of high-quality jobs, and investment in local businesses and supply chains – as part of a just transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
“The damaging impacts of the climate emergency recently highlighted at COP27 and the spike in energy prices since the war in Ukraine demonstrate the importance of accelerating that transition.
“Kype Muri extension is a significant example of that in action, and the Scottish Government will shortly outline how we plan to boost the country’s onshore capacity by up to 12 gigawatts by 2030.” Read on for more guff https://www.thenational.scot/…/23129182.fm-marks…/
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