The application covers onshore works including the exportcable route and substation compound, to be built on land near the village ofBlackdog, that form part of the onshore connection between the proposedEuropean Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) and the Scottish grid.

The EOWDC is being developed as a demonstrator site for11 “first run of production” offshore wind turbine models aiming to be used onUK Round 3 projects.

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