Generating capacity at Whitelee will increase by more than two thirds A massive expansion is to take place at Europe’s largest onshore wind farm, which is situated in East Renfrewshire.
ScottishPower Renewables is to add another 75 turbines to Whitelee wind farm on Eaglesham Moor by 2012.
This will bring the number of turbines on site to 215 – raising electricity generating capacity by two thirds.
The 140 turbines currently at the wind farm, to the south of Glasgow, can produce enough electricity to power 180,000 homes.
The expansion project will use 69 Alstom ECO 100 wind turbines each with a 3MW capacity.
Six ECO 74 turbines with 1.67 MW capacity each will also be added.
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