Europe's Biggest Windfarm in Scotland

In a few years time, planning is 2011, Scotland will have the biggest windfarm in Europe. The Scottish government approved the plans for a 152-turbine windfarm which will be located on either side of the M74 motorway near Abington in South Lanarkshire. The new windfarm will be built in clusters of turbines on either side of the M74 motorway. It will have a total capacity of up to 548 Megawatts (MW) and will be capable of powering up to 320,000 homes. Scotland has very ambitious targets when it comes to generating renewable energy. Their target is to generate 50% of the total electricity demands from renewable sources. A quote from BBC Scotland:

Plans to build Europe's largest onshore wind farm in South Lanarkshire have been approved by Scottish ministers. At present, the largest wind farm in Scotland is currently being built on Eaglesham Moor to the south of Glasgow. Details of the Clyde wind farm were announced by First Minister Alex Salmond at the World Renewable Energy Congress in Glasgow. The approval for the development between Biggar and Moffat follows a public inquiry which was concluded in 2006. Approval for the project was welcomed by WWF Scotland director, Dr Richard Dixon. "The Clyde wind farm is a good proposal because it is close to major centres of population, who will use the power it generates, and away from Scotland's most valuable landscapes," he said.