Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has officially opened a new 50MW onshore wind farm in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
The £75m project has a PPA with Kleenex-owner Kimberley Clark.
The power supplied to the US personal care giant’s manufacturing facilities across the UK will make up almost 80% of the electricity needs for its Barrow, Flint and Northfleet factories.
The 12-turbine Cumberhead facility will supply the company with approximately 160,000MWh of renewable energy every year.
Dan Howell, vice president and managing director at Kimberly-Clark UK & Ireland, said: “Energy transformation is a key priority for us if we are going to deliver on our ambition to be using 100% renewable energy by 2030 in the UK and Ireland.
“When people ask what ‘fully decarbonising our operations’ looks like in practice, showing them a brand new 12-turbine wind farm is a pretty powerful answer.”
David Bird, Investment Director for Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) said: “Officially inaugurating this wind farm is an absolutely fantastic milestone.
“Onshore wind farms like these are generating much-needed clean green power for the UK.
“It’s brilliant to be supplying this renewable power from this wind farm to Kimberly-Clark to help decarbonise their business.
“The more businesses that follow their lead, the quicker we can accelerate the push to net zero.”