Vattenfall is seeking opinions from technical specialists and the public on early ideas for a 16-turbine extension to the 36.9MW Clashindarroch wind farm in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
The first 18-turbine phase has been generating electricity since 2015 and holds grid capacity to expand by a further 54MW, as first reported in subscriber-only newsletter reNEWS in 2014.
Vattenfall said it will submit a request to the Scottish government to identify the scope of environmental assessment needed to understand the impact of the early plans.
“This scoping request would be the basis of a discussion with the local community. The opinions of both technical specialists and the public would then help shape the project ahead of a planning application,” it added.
Vattenfall said it will hold community information days about the proposal in Rhynie, Haugh of Glass and Huntly in March.
Vattenfall project manager Andrew Bennett said: “Clashindarroch 2 will provide the local community with the chance to own part of the wind farm in addition to having a community benefit fund to invest locally.”
Image: Clashindarroch (reNEWS)
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