Kilbraur

Summary

Current status : Expected to be completed by August 2008
Location : Brora, Sutherland, Highlands, SCOTLAND
Number of turbines : 19
Expected capacity : 47.5 MW
The amount of clean energy produced annually is the equivalent to the energy consumed by: 27,000
Amount of CO2 saved : 107,000 tonnes
Planning authority : Highland Council
Project manager : Euan Fraser

The wind farm will be located in the Kilbraur area of Strath Brora, Sutherland, approximately 10 km northwest of Golspie. The land at the wind farm is currently used by sheep and deer. Following detailed monitoring of the wind resource, consideration of the location, environmental effects and the distance from local communities we concluded that Kilbraur was an ideal location for a wind farm. After carrying out extensive environmental assessment work we submitted our initial plans to Highland Council in April 2004. Planning permission was subsequently granted in March 2006. When completed, the wind farm will have 19 turbines. Each turbine will be around 115 m high from its base to the highest point of its blade. When the wind farm is operating fully it will generate enough clean, green electricity to supply around 27,000 homes and help reduce reliance on existing less environmentally-friendly energy resources. It is estimated that the wind farm could displace up to 107,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year which would otherwise have been produced by a power station burning fossil fuel. The wind farm is owned by Kilbraur Wind Energy Limited (KWEL) which is a subsidiary of Falck Renewables. The project was developed with RDC Scotland in association with West Coast Energy Limited. Construction began in October 2006 and the wind farm is due to begin generating electricity by August 2008.