SSE's
decision
came
as
the
Scottish
government
granted
planning
consent
for
Infinis
Energy
to
build
a
55MW
wind
development
on
Scotland's
mainland.
The
renewables
division
of
utility
SSE
says
after
studying
the
available
data,
it
believes
the
risk
of
bird
collisions
in
particular
will
make
the
26-turbine
project
at
Lewis’s
Pairc
Estate
impossible.
The
Royal
Society
for
the
Protection
of
Birds
said
several
species
faced
risks
from
turbines.
The
company
had
already
miniaturised
drastically
the
Pairc
project
compared
to
the
57-turbine,
205MW
plant
it
originally
proposed
in
2007.
It
says:
“SSE
Renewables
still
believes…
