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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…
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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…
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Turbine Talk – ‘Local authorities have a transformative opportunity to lead on decarbonisation’
A recent report exploring the potential for public ownership of clean energy in North East Scotland highlighted Orkney Community Wind Farms as an exemplar case study of how councils can meet financial challenges while tackling the climate emergency.…
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Turbine Talk – Successful completion of Groundwork Investigations in Quanterness and Hoy
Another important step for the wind farm project has been achieved with the completion of the Groundwork Investigations (GI) successfully carried out in Quanterness and Hoy. The GI works took around four weeks to complete, starting from early…
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Orkney Community Wind Farms wins COSLA Excellence Award
Orkney Islands Council has won a COSLA Excellence Award for its commitment towards decarbonisation through Orkney Community Wind Farms. COSLA’s Excellence Awards, a celebration of Scottish Local Government success, took place on 28 September. The annual event recognises…
