We would like to thank you for attending our recent public exhibitions for the proposed Green Burn Wind Farm, held between 25th and 27th of February in Alyth, Blairgowrie, Bridge of Cally and Kirkmichael. We appreciate people taking the time to learn more about our proposals and provide us with feedback. We will continue to engage with the local community and to listen to your comments as the project progresses. Our Proposal The proposed development site for Green Burn Wind Farm is located on land at Shieldrum Farm, immediately west of the existing Drumderg Wind Farm, approximately 11 kilometres north west of Alyth and 5 kilometres north east of Bridge of Cally. At this stage, we believe the site could accommodate up to 11 turbines which, typically, could have a maximum installed capacity of 33 Megawatts. Turbine size is envisaged to be up to a maximum of 126.5m to blade tip height. The proposal would also include access tracks, underground cabling and a small electrical control building housing transformers and switch gear to connect the wind farm to the national grid. We are anticipating a 33kV buried cable connection to the Coupar Angus substation, approximately 18km from the site. The final turbine dimensions and output of the proposed scheme will depend on the completion of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) work and feedback received during the public consultation process. Site Selection ABO Wind undertakes a rigorous screening process before deciding whether a site is suitable for wind energy development. The proposed Green Burn site has been identified as being a suitable location for a wind farm due to the following: Good wind resource; Availability of connection to the national grid; Good transport infrastructure around the site; and The site is located in a ‘Broad Area of Search’ for wind energy developments as identified in Perth and Kinross Council’s Supplementary Planning Guidance for Wind Energy Proposals in Perth and Kinross, dated 2005. A wind monitoring mast was installed on site in August 2014 and results so far have been encouraging, indicating good average wind speeds. ABO Wind’s first operational UK wind farm at Lairg, Sutherland Approximate Green Burn proposed development area OS Licence number: 0100031673 Green Burn Met Mast Green Burn Wind Farm, Newsletter #2, February 2015 www.greenburnwindfarm.co.uk Pre-Application Consultation At the beginning of February, we submitted a Proposal of Application Notice to Perth and Kinross Council outlining our comprehensive programme of pre-application consultation. We have already started this programme of consultation with the establishment of a Community Liaison Forum (CLF) comprising representatives of local community councils and local businesses who will continue to meet with ABO Wind up to and beyond the submission of a planning application.
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We would like to thank you for attending our recent public exhibitions for the proposed Green Burn Wind Farm, held between 25th and 27th of February in Alyth, Blairgowrie, Bridge of Cally and Kirkmichael. We appreciate people taking the time to learn more about our proposals and provide us with feedback. We will continue to engage with the local community and to listen to your comments as the project progresses.
Our Proposal The proposed development site for Green Burn Wind Farm is located on land at Shieldrum Farm, immediately west of the existing Drumderg Wind Farm, approximately 11 kilometres north west of Alyth and 5 kilometres north east of Bridge of Cally. At this stage, we believe the site could accommodate up to 11 turbines which, typically, could have a maximum installed capacity of 33 Megawatts. Turbine size is envisaged to be up to a maximum of 126.5m to blade tip height. The proposal would also include access tracks, underground cabling and a small electrical control building housing transformers and switch gear to connect the wind farm to the national grid. We are anticipating a 33kV buried cable connection to the Coupar Angus substation, approximately 18km from the site. The final turbine dimensions and output of the proposed scheme will depend on the completion of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) work and feedback received during the public consultation process.
Site SelectionABO Wind undertakes a rigorous screening process before deciding whether a site is suitable for wind energy development. The proposed Green Burn site has been identified as being a suitable location for a wind farm due to the following:
Good wind resource; Availability of connection to the national grid; Good transport infrastructure around the site; and The site is located in a ‘Broad Area of Search’ for wind energy
developments as identified in Perth and Kinross Council’s Supplementary Planning Guidance for Wind Energy Proposals in Perth and Kinross, dated 2005.
A wind monitoring mast was installed on site in August 2014 and results so far have been encouraging, indicating good average wind speeds.
ABO Wind’s first operational UK wind farm at Lairg, Sutherland
Approximate Green Burn proposed development area OS Licence number: 0100031673
Green Burn Met Mast
Green Burn Wind Farm, Newsletter #2, February 2015
www.greenburnwindfarm.co.uk
Pre-Application Consultation At the beginning of February, we submitted a Proposal of Application Notice to Perth and Kinross Council outlining our comprehensive programme of pre-application consultation. We have already started this programme of consultation with the establishment of
a Community Liaison Forum (CLF) comprising representatives of local community councils and local businesses who will continue to meet with ABO Wind up to and beyond the submission of a planning application.
Community BenefitABO Wind is committed to the principle that communities who host wind farms should benefit locally. Therefore, communities around the proposed Green Burn site will be able to access funds to invest in local projects if the wind farm is constructed. How this will be allocated will be discussed between the CLF and ABO Wind. The key aspect is that decisions about how the money should be used would be made by local community representatives. In line with current Scottish Government recommendations, the community benefit fund would amount to an annual payment of £5,000 for each megawatt of installed generation, index-linked for the operational lifetime of the development. Based upon a total installed capacity of up to 33MW, the Community Benefit Fund would amount to a maximum of £165,000 per annum. This fund represents a significant investment opportunity for the surrounding communities.In addition, local businesses could benefit from contracts during the construction period, which will likely last a number of months.
Contracts will be put out to tender and we will be holding Meet the Buyer events to introduce ourselves to the local supply chain. Details will be announced in due course. In the meantime, please refer to the ABO Wind website in order to register an interest in working with us:http://www.abowind.com/uk/contact/supply-chain.php
Next StepsA Scoping Opinion was received from Perth and Kinross Council in August 2014 to establish the required environmental assessment work and EIA methodology for the proposed development. An EIA of the site is currently being carried out by our team of consultants which will assess the potential effects of the proposal on the
following environmental receptors: landscape and visual; noise; ornithology; ecology; transport and access; cultural heritage; archaeology; air and climate; geology, hydrology and hydrogeology; socio-economic, land use and tourism; shadow flicker; aviation; and electromagnetic interference and telecommunications.
Indicative ProgrammeWe have drawn up an indicative programme for the proposed development.
Who is ABO Wind?ABO Wind plans, finances and builds onshore wind farms. Our professional team believe early engagement with communities is the key to successful developments. We encourage public participation and invest in local businesses. We have almost two decade of experience connecting almost 500 turbines globally. We have an operational wind farm at our Lairg site in the Highlands. Over the coming years we intend to invest £390 million into projects across Scotland. ABO Wind has offices in Livingston and Inverness.
Further Information
For further information on our proposal, please visit the project website www.greenburnwindfarm.co.uk where you will be able to view and download information panels and visualisations displayed at the public exhibitions.
Alternatively, please contact, Lucy Forte, Development Project Manager on 0800 066 5631, by email at: [email protected] or in writing to: 1 Houstoun Interchange, Livingston, EH54 5DW
www.greenburnwindfarm.co.uk
2015 2016 2017
ABO Wind expects to submit a planning application for the proposed wind farm in Summer 2015
Formal consideration of planning application – throughout 2015
Subject to consent, construction of wind farm Wind farm operation
(the above dates represent the best case scenario)
Lairg Wind Farm Opening
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