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| Iberdrola Renovables to expand capacity at wind farm in Scotland The Scottish government has announced that it has authorised ScottishPower Renewables, the British subsidiary of Iberdrola Renovables, to increase the installed capacity of the Whitelee wind farm by 140 MW to 593 MW. This facility, located 15 kilometres from Glasgow, is currently the largest wind farm in Europe. The annual output of Whitelee wind farm will be equivalent to the power consumption of around 330,000 households, more than enough to supply a city the size of Glasgow. This could additionally prevent the emission of between 570,000 and 1.3 million tonnes of CO2 per year. This is the second expansion of the Whitelee facility sanctioned by the British government this year (the first was for 130 MW). The construction of both extensions, which could create around 200 jobs, will get underway in 2010. write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Construction News :: home page |