Whitelee wind farm completes expansion

IBERDROLA, through its British subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables, has successfully completed the expansion of Whitelee wind farm in Scotland, which has become one of the most iconic in Europe.

Located south of Glasgow, before its expansion Whitelee already had the largest installed capacity of any wind farm in Europe, and has now increased its capacity from 322 megawatts (MW) to 539 MW, thus consolidating itself as one of the largest wind power facilities in the world.

This rise in capacity has been achieved through the installation of 75 wind turbines manufactured by the French company Alstom: 69 ECO 100 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 3 MW and 6 ECO 74 turbines, each with a capacity of 1.67 MW.

Annual output at Whitelee will be equivalent to the electricity consumption of more than 300,000 Scottish households and will prevent the emission of 840,000 tonnes of CO2 every year.

This facility has become a symbol throughout Scotland of the acceptance of wind power as an engine for progress and job creation. Some 350 IBERDROLA and local suppliers