Scottish Energy wins wind licences
Monday, 16 February 2009
Scottish Energy's renewable energy development division Airtricity, has been given a licence by The Crown Estate to develop offshore wind farms at four locations in Scottish territorial waters.

The locations are Beatrice, Bell Rock, Islay and Kintyre.

The proposed wind farms could have a total capacity of up to 2,700MW.

Their development is subject to site-specific consultations and environmental impact assessments, statutory consents and the satisfactory completion of the Strategic Environmental Assessment for offshore wind.