Onshore wind is an important part of the energy mix which is needed to provide energy security and lower energy bills.
Onshore wind provides a low carbon source of inexhaustible green renewable energy which will help us reach our net zero targets. In 2020 onshore wind accounted for 11% of total electricity generation in the UK.*
Onshore wind turbines are constantly evolving which means bigger voltages and larger diameter rotors so although future projects may have bigger turbines it usually means there will be less of them too.
*https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables
operational onshore wind farms
awarded to local communities in Scotland in 2023 through Community Benefit Funds
EDF Renewables has 36 operational onshore wind farms.
The UK and Ireland are amongst the windiest countries in the world so it makes sense to take advantage of this natural asset by having onshore wind farms.
The UK and Ireland are amongst the windiest countries in the world so it makes sense to take advantage of this natural asset by having onshore wind farms.
Onshore wind is already a key part of decarbonising and the low-cost power it can provide is essential to keep electricity bills down and support us in reaching net zero.
It also provides thousands of jobs and community benefits so from work for local construction firms to community benefit funds and skilled long-term jobs in maintenance and engineering, onshore wind can provide new opportunities for local people.
CLEAN AND LOW-CARBON ENERGY SOURCE
THE WIND IS RENEWABLE, SO IT’LL NEVER RUN OUT
WIND FARMS CAN BE BUILT AND INSTALLED MORE QUICKLY THEN OTHER TYPES OF POWER STATION
NEARBY LOCAL COMMUNITIES CAN BENEFIT FROM JOBS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITY FUNDING
Project spotlight
Situated near the town of Shotts in North Lanarkshire, the seven turbine West Benhar Wind Farm provides 30.1MW of low carbon electricity every year – enough to power 18,000 homes. The turbines at West Benhar are approximately 150 metres tall, with each turbine generating 4.3MW of electricity. The local community will benefit considerably from the wind farm via the West Benhar Community Benefit Fund which is worth just over £150,000 per year.
Scotland’s remote islands have some of the best wind resources in the whole of the UK. On the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, the Stornoway Wind Farm is being developed by Lewis Wind Power – a 50:50 joint venture between EDF Renewables and ESB.
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