Iberdrola Renovables, via its subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables, is already the leading developer and generator of onshore wind energy in the UK, with installed capacity of 932 MW at 26 wind farms

Iberdrola Renovables, via its subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables, has secured the pertinent authorisations from the Scottish government to expand the Whitelee and Black Law wind farms, making them Scotland’s largest wind farms with respective installed capacities of 539 and 193 MW.

Both facilities are located in the vicinity of Glasgow and will be able to supply wind power to 440,000 homes (around 1.3 million people) when they come on stream. This is equivalent to nearly double the population of this city, the largest in Scotland.

Once complete these facilities will also have a significant environmental and social impact, since they will reduce CO2 emissions by some 1.14 million tonnes and create 70 jobs.

The company will start expanding its Whitelee wind power complex by 217 MW this year, reaching a total capacity of 539 MW. This project will cement Whitelee’s status as the biggest wind farm in Europe and one of the five largest worldwide.