Kintyre
| Project type | Offshore wind farm |
| Current status | In development |
| Last website update | August 2010 |
| Location | Site 3, Scottish Territorial Waters |
| Capacity | up to 378MW |
| Homes powered | Around 401,370* |
*Based on household consumption of 3,300kwh a year
Kintyre wind farm
SSE Renewables, was granted exclusivity by the Crown Estate in February 2009 to develop two offshore wind farms on the west coast of Scotland. The sites for development are Kintyre, which is located 2km off the Atlantic coast on Kintyre, due west of Machrihanish, and Islay, which is located 13km off the west coast of Islay. For more information about the Islay site, please refer to the Islay web page.
The Kintyre offshore wind farm is a proposal for a 378MW, 105 wind turbine development which would cover approximately 70 square kilometres. We aim to submit an application for statutory consent early in 2012.
We held public exhibitions in Campbelltown and Macrihanish on 5 and 6 August 2010. These gave local communities the opportunity to learn more about the proposal, ask any questions and feed into the project at this early stage of development.
Please refer to the documents below for more information about the project, including the August exhibition materials.
August exhibition materials
Public Exhibitions feedback pie charts August 2010 (69 KB) Kintyre project proposal (188 KB) Exhibition boards (2.46 MB) Exhibition questionnaire (107 KB) A83 near Glenbarr (5 MB) From Stewarton (5.72 MB) From West Port beach (5.39 MB) From Machrihanish golf shop (5.52 MB) Next to Machrihanish Dunes golf course (8.12 MB) Project scoping document (4.95 MB) Project briefing sheet (160 KB) Zone of theoretical visibility (648 KB) Landscape planning designations (504 KB) Cumulative wind farm search area (395 KB)
SSE press release The Crown Estate press release (including maps)
If you would like to receive email updates about the project, please send an email with your details and 'Kintyre project updates' in the subject line to Susan Scobie at the email address below who will then let you know about any significant project updates.
Project enquiriesProcurement 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:
Susan Scobie
Corporate Affairs
SSE | 200 Dunkeld Road, Perth, PH1 3AQ
T: +44 (0)1738 455115
E: susan.scobie@sse.com
