Turbine blades for the new Kinegar Quarry project have now arrived on site in the Borders as the Wind Prospect team work towards first- power generation taking place next month.
Kinegar Quarry is a consented site comprising of two turbines, 110 metres to tip, near Dunbar.
Led by Pat Madden, Group Contracts Manager, Wind Prospect – which is based in Bristol with a small office in Edinburgh – has been an instrumental part of this development over the past three years.
Kinegar quarry is expected to take up to 10% of the projects electricity, with a community fund of £50,000 per annum, double the Scottish Government recommended rate of £5,000 per MW.
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