Turbine supply and maintenance contracts have now been signed for Orkney Islands Council’s Quanterness Community Wind Farm. The project was backed by elected members in February and will see six turbines built at the site in St. Ola, situated between Kirkwall and Finstown. The development not only helped secure a new interconnector for Orkney, butContinue reading “Turbine Contracts Awarded for Quanterness Wind Farm ”
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Unanimous Decision to Back Quanterness Wind Farm Project
Elected members at today’s Policy and Resources Committee have unanimously given their backing to plans for the Council to build and operate a six-turbine 28.8MW wind farm at Quanterness in St Ola. A similar project at Wee Fea in Hoy has been paused whilst a reappraisal of the project is carried out, in light ofContinue reading “Unanimous Decision to Back Quanterness Wind Farm Project”
Turbine Talk – Successful completion of Groundwork Investigations in Faray
Orkney Community Wind Farms has reached another milestone with the completion of Groundwork Investigations (GI) in Faray. Central Alliance, supported by local contractors, completed the works in June 2024 marking the conclusion of all land GI works for the project, following investigations at Quanterness and Hoy in the Autumn of 2023. Marine GI worksContinue reading “Turbine Talk – Successful completion of Groundwork Investigations in Faray “