Moorshield Wind Farm Granted Planning Consent
Wind2 and EDP, through EDP Renewables (EDPR) are pleased to confirm that on September 25th 2024, East Renfrewshire Council approved the planning application for Moorshield Wind Farm in East Renfrewshire.
The wind farm, located on land southwest of Bennan Loch, 1 km east of the M77 and close to the operational Whitelee wind farm in East Renfrewshire will consist of three wind turbines, each with a maximum blade tip height of up to 149.9m.
Developed by Wind2 on behalf of EDPR, Moorshield Wind Farm will have an installed capacity of approximately 15 MW producing an estimated generation of 50 GWh of electricity annually, sufficient to meet the needs of around 14,250 average UK households.*
Moorshield Wind Farm, which is expected to start operations by 2026, will contribute towards the Scottish Government’s ambition to deploy 20GW of onshore wind by 2030.
Carmen Caminero, EDPR UK Country Manager said “EDPR are proud to achieve this milestone, it adds to our portfolio of nearly 200MW of consented projects in the UK we are looking to take forward to construction in the next couple of years including battery storage and onshore wind capacity. Additionally, EDPR, through Ocean Winds, operates the 950MW Moray East Offshore wind farm and is completing the 880MW Moray West Offshore wind farm. EDPR is committed in supporting the UK in achieving net zero targets”.
Karen Elliott, Project Manager for Wind2 commented, “I am so proud to have project managed Moorshield Wind Farm, with a supportive team. We have worked incredibly hard to finally gain planning permission and I would like to thank East Renfrewshire Council planners for their work on determining the application.”
Further to the environmental and energy benefits, Moorshield Wind Farm will also contribute a community benefit fund of £5,000 per MW, per annum of installed capacity, with a total fund of £2.25 million over the lifetime of the project.