Siadar is one of the first marine renewable energy projects to be approved in the UK and claimed to be one of the largest consented wave electricity generating stations in the world.

It is the first commercial wave farm in Scotland  starting with a capacity to power around 1,800 homes.

Wind power
Scottish Power, the operator of Whitelee wind farm on Eaglesham Moor, south of Glasgow, was first given permission to construct its windfarm at Whitelee in 2006, for 140 turbines and it applied to build 36 more  turbines last April which aims to allow the generation of enough power to supply the equivalent of every home in Glasgow.  If it gets  approval, an application for a further 45 will  bringing the total to 221 with an output of 614MW.

Whitelee is Europe's largest on-shore windfarm - the second largest being in Guadalajara, Spain, run by Scottish Power parent company, Iberdrola, with an output of 208MW. Scottish Power  aims to produce over 1,000MW from all its Scottish windfarms by 2010.
 
When Whitelee is completed, it is also planned to be open to the public, with a visitor centre and wildlife tours in eco-buses powered by wind-generated electricity.

Environmental groups have voiced support for developments like Whitelee as it is near where there is most demand for electricity and will not need huge pylons proposed to take wind and wave  power generation in the Highlands and the Western Isles.

Eaglesham Moor was previously wild and unspoilt, but it was not  a major tourist attraction, which is the only protection of the lonely, lovely place.

Source:http://www.rampantscotland.com
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