RES has filed to build an around 56MW wind farm on the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
The developer has submitted Section 36 paperwork in support of the 17-turbine Killean project near Tayinloan, where tips are set at 149.9 metres.
RES trimmed the project from a 20-unit scoping layout on the site, which is a mix of commercial forestry and moorland.
Senior development manager Louise Davis said: “A wind farm at Killean could provide significant benefits to the local economy as it would represent a major inward investment in the area.”
She added: “We have selected a taller turbine at Killean which we believe is acceptable within the landscape and will optimise the amount of electricity that can be generated with fewer turbines.
“Onshore wind is the least expensive form of large scale low carbon electricity and by utilising wind energy at a site like Killean we are helping to make an important transition to a low cost, low carbon future for Scotland – great for consumers and our economy.”
Scottish ministers will determine the application with the local authority acting as a statutory consultee.
Image: a turbine at RES’s nearby Freasdail wind farm on Kintyre (RES)
RES unveils Argyll ambition
17-turbine Killean on Kintyre would feature hardware up to 149.9 metres
By EBS