RES’ Bloch Wind Farm is expected to generate approximately £5.8 million in investment returns in the form of jobs.
A local project
For the 21-turbine Bloch onshore wind farm, RES is submitting a planning application to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit. The site is located on land adjacent to the existing Solwaybank, Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway wind farms. In addition, the proposal has an installed capacity of up to 126MW.
Following the results of the technical, environmental and stakeholder surveys in June and October 2022, the project evolved. Indeed, the wind project initially included 22 wind turbines instead of 21. In addition, the Bloch wind farm benefits from a reduction in peak height for 11 wind turbines to reduce visibility.
An important production
The Bloch wind farm would be capable of producing enough electricity to power 100,000 homes each year. In this way, the site will contribute to Scotland’s climate goals. Indeed, the constituent nation of the United Kingdom aims to achieve 50% renewable energy by 2030.
James Cameron, development project manager at RES, says:
“We believe that onshore wind should provide direct and sustainable benefits to local communities and we have worked with local people to explore ideas for a community benefits package, which would be provided as part of the project.”
In Scotland, RES is developing 21 wind farms with a total production capacity of 597MW. In addition, the Scottish government is setting a binding target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2045.
