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Kilchattan Wind Farm
Following a series of detailed assessments and in-depth consultations
Wind Prospect submitted a planning application to Argyll and
Bute Council for Kilchattan Wind Farm in January 2008.
The project is a joint venture between Wind Prospect Developments
and RidgeWind. The site is located 3km north of Southend on
the Kintyre peninsula
The proposed development is for 16 wind turbines, each rated
at 850 MW, giving a total of 13.6 MW. If approved, the proposed
development would supply, on average, as much clean green
electricity in a year as is used by around 7,600 homes whilst
preventing the emissions to atmosphere (when compared to fossil
fuel powered generation of the equivalent energy) of several
thousand tonnes of carbon dioxide per annum.
In addition to the environmental benefits, associated with
the non-polluting sustainable energy generation technology,
the direct benefits for the local community will include a
Local Trust Fund which would be financed from a proportion
of the revenue generated by the proposed wind farm. The Trust
Funds objective is to provide a locally controlled community
resource to help fund local energy efficiency/sustainability
projects and general environmental enhancement projects.
| Capacity |
Number of
Turbines |
Turbine
Rating |
Homes
Supplied |
Saving of
Greenhouse
Gases |
| 13.6MW |
16 |
850MW |
7600 |
18,500
tonnes/year |
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