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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.

Windy Standard II is located near the village of Brockloch in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The project received consent in 2007.

This is an addition to the existing Windy Standard 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 I is the earliest phase of the Windy Standard Wind Farm, and has been operating for over 25 years.

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

Our repowering proposals would:

• Reduce the number of turbines
• Increase the generating capacity
• Share existing infrastructure – including tracks and grid connection

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.

Our application to develop Crystal Rig IV in the Lammermuir Hills has been approved. The plans, for an 11-turbine extension, will form a natural expansion of the existing Crystal Rig Wind Farm. To date, Crystal Rig Wind Farm has delivered more than £2.6m in community benefit funds to groups in East Lothian and the Scottish Borders. The new proposals will see over £8million distributed locally throughout the lifetime of the project.  

We will continue to work closely with the local communities and Councils to make sure that our wind farm can continue to support local aspirations and provide a range of economic opportunities.

The site is contained within Fetteresso Forest in Aberdeenshire.

Fred. Olsen Renewables is exploring the opportunity to develop Glenfiddich Wind Farm, located within a commercial forest approximately 5 km south of Dufftown in Moray. The proposed development comprises up to 11 wind turbines, 200m in height, associated infrastructure and battery storage units.

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.

The proposed development in the vicinity of the hill of Carn na Calliche, approximately 4 km west of Rothes village in Moray. It is located to the east of the existing Rothes I and II Wind Farms.

The existing infrastructure and access tracks will be utilised as far as possible.

Fred. Olsen Renewables Ltd is currently investigating the potential to develop Scawd Law Wind Farm, on the Holylee Estate approximately 4 km north of Walkerburn.