Clyde
| Project type | Onshore wind farm |
| Current status | In construction |
| Last update received | May 2010 |
| Location | Located between Biggar and Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Capacity | 350MW |
| Homes powered | Around 279,000* |
*Based on household consumption of 3,300 kWh a year.
Clyde wind farm
Clyde, currently Europe’s biggest single consented wind farm, is located between Biggar and Moffat in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The site is divided by the M74 running between Abington, Elvanfoot and Crawford.
The wind farm represents an investment of £500m, with over £200m of contracts awarded to Scottish based businesses. More than 200 construction jobs are due to be created over the lifetime of the project with 30 jobs to operate and maintain the site.
Site construction is expected to take approximately three years. Once completed, Clyde will generate enough renewable electricity to power around 279,000 homes.
The Rt. Hon. Alex Salmond MSP, Scotland's First Minister, marking the start of preparatory works on the site in June 2009
Clyde information brochure (314 KB) Clyde site layout (1.94 MB)
To read about the Clyde Extension, view it's project page.
Community newsletters April 2010 January 2010
Project enquiries:
Procurement enquiries
Our communications team is unable to respond to speculative procurement enquiries. If you are interested in supplying goods and services for this project, please refer to our FAQ.
Media enquiries should be directed to:
Susan Scobie at SSE on +44 (0)845 0760 530
General enquiries can be sent to:
Ruth Semple
SSE | Inveralmond House 200 Dunkeld Road Perth PH1 3AQ
T: +44 (0)141 221 7877
E: ruth.semple@sserenewables.com
