The 11-turbine European Offshore Wind Demonstration Centre(EOWDC) was consented last spring by the Scottish government. But in October theonshore substation was rejected by local councillors in the face of vocalopposition from residents in the village of Blackdog, 3km to the north ofAberdeen.

The project, intended to demonstrate the viability of several next-generation offshore wind turbine models, has also been adamantly opposed by US tycoon Donald Trump.

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