Scottish Power Renewables is proposing to build up to 300 wind turbines in an off shore wind farm, called Argyll Array, and visited the islands of Tiree and Coll to present its proposals to the people of the island, including several montages of what the turbines would look like from the island. Steven Flanagan of […]
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Duke Leads Battle for Tiree
From Friday’s Scottish Express, the full article: A SCOTTISH aristocrat is leading the fight to stop a £6billion wind farm from ruining his island paradise. Torquhil Ian Campbell, the 13th Duke of Argyll, is among the growing number of Tiree inhabitants outraged by the plan for the beautiful Hebridean isle. Most of the island’s 800 […]
Iberdrola outlines Scottish offshore wind ambitions
Iberdrola Renovables, the renewable energy arm of the Spanish energy giant, has this week announced the formation of a new offshore wind division to be headquartered in Glasgow as the company strives to become the largest developer and generator of offshore wind power in the UK. The unit is expected to primarily focus on the […]
Possible Windfarm near Tiree
Scottish Power Renewables (SPR) has been awarded the rights to investigate the potential for an offshore windfarm west of Argull and the island of Tiree. The site will be examined over the next year and it’s believed they could generate enough power for 270,000 to 1,000,000 homes! A question and answer session was recently held […]
