Tormywheel cleared for take-off

NATS is to provide radar mitigation for the 15-turbine Tormywheel wind farm in the central belt of Scotland.

The air traffic services company will build a dual Terma Scanter 4002 radar system with full operations at Edinburgh Airport scheduled for January 2017.

The deal clears the way for construction at the long-stalled 34MW project, which will be built by Muirhall Energy.

“Reaching agreement with NATS will not only allow our company to deliver the wind farm but potentially allow other wind projects in the central Scotland to be realised,” said Muirhall managing director Chris Walker.

NATS information services director Andy Sage said: “This is an excellent example of how NATS is providing innovative solutions to help the industry progress important developments in time to meet the government’s funding deadline, while contributing to 2020 renewable energy targets.”

The contract with Muirhall Energy comes after a number of successful trials at UK airports demonstrated the Terma system is capable of safely mitigating the impact of turbines while detecting even small targets beyond 40nm with good low level coverage, said NATS.

Image: aviation and wind energy can increasingly coexist (reNEWS)