Planning time for onshore wind farms set to be halved to 12 months

A brand new deal between the onshore wind business and the Scottish Authorities has been signed at the moment (21 September) setting out “how each events will work collectively to ship onshore wind farms shortly, sustainably and to the advantage of each native communities and Scotland’s net-zero goal.”

The Onshore Wind Sector Deal units out a sequence of measures which the events behind the initiative say will help the Scottish Authorities in reaching its goal of 20GW onshore wind by 2030 – greater than double Scotland’s present operational capability of 9.3GW.

These measures embrace guaranteeing the time onshore wind farms take to undergo planning is halved to solely 12 months and interesting with native communities on the earliest alternative to agree a package deal of group advantages.

The onshore wind business and the Scottish Authorities have additionally dedicated to making a sustainable answer for a round financial system provide chain for the recycling, refurbishing and repurposing of decommissioned wind turbine part elements.

The Onshore Wind Convention, at which the deal was signed, is hosted yearly by Scottish Renewables and RenewableUK. It brings collectively main onshore wind specialists, policymakers and stakeholders to share information, experience and first-hand experiences of the onshore wind business.

Claire Mack, Chief Govt of Scottish Renewables, stated: “Right now is a large second for the onshore wind business in Scotland.

“A world chief in renewable vitality, Scotland has an ambition for onshore wind to have 20GW of onshore wind by 2030 and the Onshore Wind Sector Deal will play a key position in serving to us to hit this goal.

“An unimaginable quantity of laborious work has gone in to creating this deal occur and it’s a actual profit to the business figuring out that the time onshore wind farms take to undergo planning will likely be halved to solely 12 months. It’s also encouraging to see onshore wind farm operators and the Scottish Authorities dedicated to making a sustainable answer and a round financial system provide chain for the recycling of wind turbine part elements.

“We sit up for working carefully with The Scottish Authorities to make sure the Onshore Wind Sector Deal is successfully carried out on the highway to reaching Scotland’s net-zero ambitions.”

“This deal is an efficient instance of business and authorities working carefully collectively to strengthen our shared dedication to reaching internet zero.”

Neil Grey MSP, Cupboard Secretary for Wellbeing Financial system, Truthful Work and Vitality stated:

“This deal is an efficient instance of business and authorities working carefully collectively to strengthen our shared dedication to reaching internet zero.

“As we embrace the probabilities, we acknowledge the challenges that lie forward. Balancing the wants of vitality manufacturing with correct environmental stewardship calls for diligence and steady innovation. This deal charts a course that safeguards our pure heritage whereas delivering clear, inexpensive vitality to energy our lives and industries.

“By benefiting communities we’re guaranteeing the rewards of our onshore wind revolution are shared by all. This helps meet our Programme for Authorities commitments and create a inexperienced and rising financial system with equity at its coronary heart.”