Lewis Wind Power (LWP) has filed plans with Scottish ministers to revise its consented Stornoway wind farm on the Western Isles.
The 50-50 joint venture between EDF Renewables and Wood Group wants to build a 35-turbine project featuring 25 machines with a maximum tip height of 180 metres and 10 units with a 156-metre limit.
Each turbine would have an estimated generating capacity of around 5.6MW giving a total capacity of around 196MW, according to documents filed with Holyrood.
LWP has also proposed to increase the separation distance between a number of turbines in the eastern part of the site and the town of Stornoway.
The project’s existing consent, granted in 2015, allows for an around 180MW wind farm featuring 36 units of up to 145 metres.
The developer said the potential changes are designed for increase the competitiveness of the remote islands wind project in this year’s Contract for Difference auction.
“The project team has developed a proposal that uses the very latest wind turbine technology and which we believe minimises local impacts wherever possible,” said LWP project manager Will Collins.