Leading independent renewable energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power has this week sold the 450 megawatt (MW) Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm, located off the east coast of Scotland, to French electric utility EDF Group.
A long-running legal battle between Mainstream Renewable Power and RSPB Scotland over the fate of the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm has finally come to a close, with Scotland’s Supreme Court rejecting RSPB’s application to appeal a previous go-ahead decision.
A new analysis has found that the 450 MW Neart Na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm will contribute an estimated £827 million to Scotland’s national GDP.
Only a month after the Scottish courts re-opened the way for the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm being developed by Mainstream Renewable Power, the UK’s Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has applied to the UK Supreme Court to continue their fight against the development of the project.
A legal ruling in Scotland has given second life to as much as 2.3 gigawatts worth of offshore wind farms that had previously been halted due to concerns over their impact on migratory seabirds.
