The
application
covers
onshore
works
including
the
export
cable
route
and
substation
compound,
to
be
built
on
land
near
the
village
of
Blackdog,
that
form
part
of
the
onshore
connection
between
the
proposed
European
Offshore
Wind
Deployment
Centre
(EOWDC)
and
the
Scottish
grid.
The
EOWDC
is
being
developed
as
a
demonstrator
site
for
11
“first
run
of
production”
offshore
wind
turbine
models
aiming
to
be
used
on
UK
Round
3
projects.
It
is
the
subject
of
a
ferocious
opposition
campaign
by
US
tycoon
Donald
Trump,
who
claims
it
will
ruin
the
outlook
from
his
luxury
golf
resort.
“The
onshore
works
are…
