Our application to develop a wind farm near Carsphairn in Dumfries and Galloway has been considered today (5 August 2020) by one of the key Statutory Consultees to the project, Dumfries and Galloway Council. The proposal, submitted to the Scottish Government under Section 36 of the Electricity Act in December 2018 consists of up to…
In consultation with statutory consultees, Infinergy has been working hard to make sure that the Shepherds’ Rig Wind Farm is the best design it can possibly be. To that end, various changes have been made and Additional Environmental Information has now been submitted to the Energy Consents Unit of the Scottish Government and statutory consultees…
December 2018 An application, under Section 36 of the Electricity Act, for the proposed Shepherds’ Rig Wind Farm has now been submitted to the Energy Consents Unit of the Scottish Government for consideration. The proposal, for up to 19 wind turbines along with a battery storage facility, will now go through a period of consultation…
NOVEMBER 2018 Following the Carsphairn Community Council Meeting at the end of September where Infinergy were asked to offer 1-2-1 visits to properties in close proximity to Shepherds’ Rig, we wrote to all of the properties within 2 km of the site and offered to visit. A number of households have taken up this offer…
August 2018 Community Open Days for both Shepherds’ Rig Wind Farm and Stroanshalloch Wind Farm proposals will take place between 2pm and 7pm on Wednesday 12th September in the Lagwyne Hall in Carsphairn and on Thursday 13th September at the Glencairn Memorial Institute in Moniaive. Project team members will be on hand to answer questions and discuss any issues relating to the proposals.
March 2018 As part of the new joint venture with Boralex, Infinergy has re-energised plans for both Shepherds Rig and Stroanshalloch Wind Farm developments. The projects were put on hold back in 2014 due to uncertainties in the political, planning and policy landscapes, but with a view to progressing them further when circumstances allowed. Infinergy…
Renewable energy developers Boralex Inc. (TSX: BLX) from Canada and UK-based Infinergy are pleased to announce the execution of a 50-50 joint venture agreement, aimed at developing a pipeline of onshore wind projects essentially located in Scotland for a total estimated capacity of 325 MW. The joint venture comprises a pipeline of 10 wind projects…
Following on from sponsoring ResPublica’s The Community Renewables Economy, launched in Westminster by Energy Minister Greg Barker MP last year, Infinergy has now taken the discussion to the Scottish Parliament. At Holyrood, Edinburgh, community ownership of onshore wind developments was the main topic during the first event of its kind in the Scottish Parliament, which…
In order to obtain site specific wind data, Infinergy have now installed two measurement ‘met’ masts at the sites for the proposed Stroanshalloch Wind Farm and Shepherds’ Rig Wind Farm. The masts are 80m in height and will measure the local wind resource, wind speed and direction at various heights for at least a year.
Infinergy is holding three Community Open Days to allow all those in the area a chance to view the draft plans for Shepherds’ Rig, Stroanshalloch and Marnhoul Wind Farms and meet with members of the team. The Community Open Days will take place on the following days: Monday 22nd July 2013, 2pm to 7pm: Lagwyne…
