Kype Muir Wind Farm to be extended

Construction work on the UK’s first onshore wind farm with 200m-tall turbines has started after Banks Renewables secured new funding agreements with Greencoat UK Wind at the start of the year.

The extension will complement the 26-turbine Kype Muir wind farm, which has been operational since 2019, and they will together have a combined installed capacity of 155MW, which is enough to meet the annual electricity needs of around 112,000 homes – or a city larger than Aberdeen. Leading global manufacturer Nordex has been contracted to supply and install the turbines for the project, while the Balance of Plant contract has been agreed with Scottish civil engineering contractor R J McLeod, as was the case with the original Kype Muir wind farm. Around 90 jobs... ... More: Official Press Release Banks Group

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