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Watten Wind Farm
- Name
- Watten Wind Farm
- Ward
- Wick And East Caithness
- Site
- Land 3670M SW Of Watten Village Hall Watten
- THC Reference
- 23/04113/S36
- ECU Reference
- ECU00004509
- Applicant
- EDF Energy Renewables Ltd
- Proposal
- Watten Wind Farm - Erection and operation of a wind farm for a period of 35 years, comprising of 7 wind turbines with a maximum blade tip height of 220m, access tracks, borrow pits, substation, control building, battery storage and ancillary infrastructure. This case will be determined by the Energy Consents Unit. Please visit Energy Consents Unit at https://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationSearch.aspx?T=2 using reference number ECU00004509.
- Deadline
- 03/11/2023
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Total capacity
- 67.6 MW
- Capacity turbines
- 47.6 MW
- Number of turbines
- 7.0
- Height turbines
- 220.0 m
- Capacity BESS
- 20.0 MW
- Area BESS
- 1350.0 m2
- Comment
- This is the wrong development in the wrong area: too close to a major settlement, very close to individual houses, bordering on the Unesco flow country site, turbines too high and not integrating with existing clusters. As it is often the case with wind farms including a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS for short) there is very little details given for the BESS. Considering the imminent danger of a BESS, the lack of detail is very concerning.
- Send objection to
- Energy Consents Unit, The Highland Council
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