Scotland’s first commercial windfarm has been supercharged to deliver more clean energy

ScottishPower Renewables’ Hagshaw Hill kickstarted Scotland’s wind revolution when its turbines started turning in 1995.  Thirty years on, it’s undergone an upgrade that enables it to generate five times more clean power from fewer turbines. Repowering is the fastest, most efficient way to boost renewable capacity and hit Scotland’s 2030 onshore wind targets by using sites that are already proven. The windfarm’s 26 turbines have been replaced by 14 more powerful models, generating over 79MW of clean electricity – five times the output from just over half the number of…

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