Application submitted for 144 MW Onshore Wind Farm in Scotland

Fred. Olsen Renewables has submitted a Section 36 application to Scottish Ministers for a 20-turbine wind farm proposal at Invercassley in Sutherland.

The 144 MW scheme, which lies approximately 4.5 km north-west of Rosehall near Lairg, would deliver £720,000 (US$971,244) each year in community benefit over the 35-year lifetime of the project and generate a Community Benefit Fund estimated at £25.2 million (US$33.9 million) for the North Highland region.

The submission follows two rounds of public consultation last year, involving six separate consultation events and follow-up discussions with the community, which led to the battery storage facility being removed from the proposal in response to local concerns.

Two turbines have also been removed from the original 22-turbine layout, and the heights of two further turbines have been reduced from 230 m to 200 m.

The wind farm would be capable of generating enough electricity to power approximately 118,800 households annually and is predicted to achieve carbon neutrality after 2.1 years (based on a grid mix)—offsetting around 107,167 tonnes per annum of carbon thereafter.