UK becomes 8th country in world to install over 2GW of wind energy

SgurrEnergy supplied technical advice and ongoing technical support to wind farm developer Airtricity on the Braes of Doune wind farm in Stirlingshire. This 36 turbine 72MW wind farm is a milestone project for the UK as it becomes the 8th country in the world to install over 2GW of wind energy.

Global wind energy statistics:

1. Germany 20,622 MW
2. Spain 11,615 MW
3. US 11,603 MW
4. India 6,270 MW
5. Denmark 3,136 MW
6. China 2,604 MW
7. Italy 2,123 MW
8. UK 2,034 MW

Source: Global Wind Energy Council, Feb 2007, www.gwec.net

Eddie O’Connor, Chief Executive, Airtricity commented, “We are delighted that our new 72MW Braes of Doune wind farm is playing a pivotal role in achieving a UK generation record of two gigawatts of wind power.”

The UK took 14 years to reach the 1GW barrier but has reached the 2GW barrier in less than two additional years. At the time of writing there are “1261MW of projects currently under construction, 3831MW of consented projects awaiting construction and a further 10,739MW awaiting planning permission.” www.bwea.com.

Paul McFarlane, Technical Services Manager, SgurrEnergy explained, “We have provided ongoing technical support to this project from the outset. We are delighted to see it through the construction and commissioning phase and into full operation providing clean green energy to the grid and supplying around 45,000 homes with sustainable renewable energy.”

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