Mixed fortunes for Infinergy and RES over Scottish wind plans

Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing backed the Lochluichart project

Infinergy’s plan to extend its Lochluichart wind project by six turbines has been approved, while fellow developer RES has vowed to force the hand of local officials over the fate of its Penmanshiel project, as the battle over onshore wind sites rages across Scotland.

UK developer Infinergy hailed the decision, embraced by Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing, to approve a six-turbine extension at its Lochluichart project, which supposedly will be visible from the peak of Ben Wyvis mountain in the Scottish Highlands.

The approval comes despite the extension having received 124 objections – including from the Mountaineering Council of Scotland – and only 9 notifications of support in a public inquiry.

The initial Lochluichart project – consented in late 2008 and sold to Dutch utility Eneco in 2010 – has not yet been built. With Log in to read complete article.

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