Lewis Wind Power partners EDF and Wood have reduced turbine tip heights in its proposed alternative design to the consented 180MW Stornoway onshore wind farm in Scotland.
Last October, the developer filed plans to build 24 turbines of up to 187 metres and nine of up to 155m on the isle of Lewis site instead of the 36 machines with 145m limit as consented in 2015.
LWP is now eyeing a maximum height of 180m and has moved the proposed sites for a number of turbines further away from the town of Stornoway in response to comments from local residents.
“We have worked hard to develop a proposal that would use the very latest wind turbine technology and which minimises local impacts wherever possible,” said LWP project manager Will Collins.
The alternative design may be necessary to generate power at the cost required to compete for the Contracts for Difference auction later this year, he added.
The company will set out it latest plans and seeking further feedback from local residents and businesses at a public exhibition in Stornoway town hall on 12-13 February.