2 days ago
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
European energy giant to build wind farm in Scotland
One of two German firms involved in the deal, Uniper is owned by the state. It said it has taken the decision to start the construction phase of its first wind farm scheme in East Ayrshire.
Renewable energy will be produced by 2028. (Image: Uniper) The project has been developed jointly with co-development partner Energiekontor UK Ltd, and Uniper will start the construction process as its sole owner.
Once operational, the wind farm will have seven turbines and a generation capacity of 46.2 megawatts. Construction of the project is expected to start in 2027 with power generation due to start in 2028.
The wind farm was granted initial planning consent by the local planning authority in 2022, with a modified application in 2024, following the submission of plans by Energiekontor UK Ltd.
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Alex Smethers, Uniper head of renewables UK, said: 'We are extremely pleased to be able to announce our first wind farm project working in partnership with Energiekontor.
'Uniper has 230 megawatts of solar projects under development across Europe. We are committed to increasing our renewable energy portfolio and are determined to help meet our target to accelerate the energy transition by making our business carbon neutral by 2040."
Peter Szabo, chief executive of Energiekontor AG, said: 'We are particularly pleased to have successfully led this first joint project with Uniper to this important milestone. This project marks another valuable addition to the UK's growing renewable energy landscape, and we are delighted that this project is now entering the next phase with Uniper.'
