United Kingdom development projects

Crystal Rig I wind farm is located on the Lammermuir Hills approximately 40 km east of Edinburgh and 10 km south of Dunbar in the Scottish Borders, adjacent to the boundary with East Lothian.

Crystal Rig II wind farm received consent on 12 July 2005. Construction started in 2008 and the site was completed in 2010. The 60 Siemens 2.3 MW turbines are positioned predominantly to the west of the existing Crystal Rig wind farm, with turbines both within the Scottish Borders Council and the East Lothian Council. Dunbar is the closest town (approximately 10 km from the wind farm). The nearest village is Cranshaws (5.5 km south-southeast of the wind farm). The 2.3 MW Siemens turbine diameter is 93 m and the height of the towers are between 68.5 – 78.5 m.

Crystal Rig Phase III is the extension to the successful Crystal Rig I and Crystal Rig II wind farms. The extension is on the northern side of Crystal Rig II, 1.3km to the south of the Lothian Edge and 3km north of the summit of Birk Cleugh Hill.

Rothes I Wind Farm is located close to the city of Elgin on the east coast of Scotland and consists of 22 Siemens 2.3 MW turbines with an installed capacity of 50.6 MW. The wind farm has been operational since 2005.

Rothes I is able to provide wind energy electricity generation equivalent to the consumption of 27.000 homes on an annual average basis.

Rothes II received consent for 18 turbines in January 2010. The construction of the wind farm commenced in the summer of 2012 and started operating in the second quarter of 2013.

Paul’s Hill Wind Farm consists of 28 turbines located southwest of Elgin and 15 km west of Charleston of Aberlour. The project construction commenced in January 2004 and the wind farm started full operation in May 2006. The turbines are Siemens 2.3 MW (state model) and the site has a nameplate capacity of 64.4 MW. The rotor diameter is 82 meter and the height of the towers is 58.5m. The wind farm is connected to the electrical grid system via 33kV underground cables to the SSE plc (Scottish & Southern Energy) substation in Moray.

Mid Hill Wind Farm is located mainly on forestry land in Fetteresso Forest southwest of Aberdeen. It consists of 33 turbines with varying tip heights between 110m and 125m.

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Brockloch Rig Wind Farm is located 8 km north-east of Carsphairn and 10 km south of New Cumnock. The project received consent in 2007.

This is an addition to the existing Brockloch Rig I which was originally developed by RWE npower renewables and Fred. Olsen Renewables.

In late 2017, Fred. Olsen Renewables purchased two wind farms (Polwhat Rig and Gallow Rig) from Windy Standard Limited. These wind farms became fully operational in November 1996 and consist of 36 Nordtank wind turbines each of 600 kilowatts (kW), providing a maximum power of 21.6 megawatts (MW). The wind farm is located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

We are exploring opportunities to replace the existing Windy Standard I turbines with new, larger, modern turbines that utilise the latest technology. This project is called Windy Standard I Repower.

Windy Standard 1 Wind Farm (also known as Brockloch Rig 1) is located 8km North East of Carsphairn and 10km south of New Cumnock and has been operational for over 25 years.

It is the earliest of the three developments that comprise Windy Standard Wind Farm and currently consists of 36 turbines with a tip height of 53.5m and provides 21.6MW of clean electricity.

Brockloch Rig III Ltd. received in March 2021 approval from Scottish Ministers to construct and operation Windy Standard III. The 20-turbine project is an extension to Windy Standard I and Windy Standard II. These three projects combined will deliver enough electricity to power the equivalent of 131,285 homes annually and deliver over £15m in a community benefit fund.

We look forward to working closely with local residents to make sure that the social and economic benefits of the project are realised, and maximised, locally.

Fred. Olsen Renewables operates Crystal Rig Wind Farm. The project is located approximately 11km south of Dunbar in East Lothian and 16.5km north-west of Duns, within the Scottish Borders.

Please visit www.crystalrigwindfarm.co.uk for the latest updates on Crystal Rig IV.

Crystal Rig Wind Farm first commenced operation in 2003 and we were granted consent for an 11-turbine extension in 2021. This involves:

• Four turbines at up to 149.9 m tip height.
• Three turbines at up to 174.5 m tip height.
• Four turbines at up to 200 m tip height.

When Crystal Rig Wind Farm began operating it consisted of 25 turbines. A further 60 turbines were added in 2010 and a further six in 2015.

The recently consented extension, Crystal Rig IV, will form a natural expansion of the existing site and will involve the construction of 11 turbines up to 200m to tip. This will allow the wind farm, combined, to generate 262.5MW of electricity – the equivalent to powering more than 200,000 homes annually.

Fred. Olsen Renewables was granted planning consent for Fetteresso Wind Farm in September 2022. The plans will form an extension to Mid Hill Wind Farm and consist of ten turbines. The project will enable the delivery of environmental, social and economic benefits, including a substantial community benefit fund. 

Fred. Olsen Renewables Ltd is exploring the potential to develop Lethen Wind Farm, on the Lethen Estate, approximately 10km north-west of Grantown-on-Spey.

The proposed development is located on the hills of Carn na Dubh-chlais, approximately 7 km west of Upper Knockando in Moray. It is located to the east of the existing Paul’s Hill Wind Farm which consists of 28 turbines and has been operational since 2006.

Scottish Ministers have approved our application to extend Rothes Wind Farm in Moray. The plans, for an additional 28 turbines, will bring the total number of turbines at the site to 68 and deliver over 100MW of additional electricity.

Fred. Olsen Renewables Ltd has submitted proposals to the Scottish Government seeking permission to develop Scawd Law Wind Farm, on the Holylee Estate approximately 4 km north of Walkerburn.

Fred. Olsen Renewables is proposing to develop Culachy Wind Farm, located on Culachy Estate, south of Fort Augustus. We are currently undertaking consultation to gather views and feedback.

Fred. Olsen Renewables is proposing to develop Lees Hill Renewable Energy Park, located 5 km west of Duns.

To learn more about our plans and interact with the team please visit our project website www.leeshillenergypark.co.uk

Fred. Olsen Renewables flagship onshore renewable energy project, Crystal Rig, is located approximately 11km south of Dunbar in East Lothian and 16.5km north-west of Duns, in the Scottish Borders.

We are excited about the future and the possibilities that Crystal Rig presents. We are exploring the potential to maximise the amount of green energy produced on site by housing solar panels on the land that is currently being used by the wind farm.

Further information can be found at www.crystalrigwindfarm.co.uk

We are exploring the potential to develop Hearthstanes Wind Farm, located on the Menzion area of Hearthstanes Estate, approximately 3km south of Tweedsmuir in the Scottish Borders.

Fred. Olsen Renewables is exploring the potential to develop Balnespick Wind Farm, located 5.6 km east of Tomatin and 6.6 km north-west of Carrbridge. For further information please visit our dedicated project website www.balnespickwindfarm.co.uk.