IBERDROLA, through its UK subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables, has received consent from The Scottish Government for 23 wind turbines at Dersalloch Hill in South Ayrshire, with a nominal capacity of up to 69MW. The wind farm site is located to the east of Staiton, in Scotland.
Since the planning application was submitted in April 2005, the company has overcome stringent technical and environmental requirements before being granted planning consent. Early plans were scaled back due to landscape and visual concerns by Scottish Natural Heritage, and subsequently the company has been working closely with Glasgow Prestwick Airport to agree a mitigation solution to ensure the integrity of its air traffic control systems are not compromised. Beyond this, the project team has worked closely with Historic Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, The University of Leeds, The Scottish Government and the people of South Ayrshire over a number of years.
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This new project reaffirms IBERDROLA’s commitment to developing renewable energies in the UK, where it operates nearly 1,600MW, including onshore and offshore wind and wave and tidal energy projects.
