Redesign

RES has submitted a planning application to The Highland Council for a 5-turbine redesign of its Cairnmore Hill Wind Farm proposal, approximately 4.5 km west of Thurso, in Caithness. For more information, please click here.

Reasons to support the proposal

• In an area identified by The Highland Council as having ‘potential for wind farm development’
• Outwith any nature conservation, landscape or cultural heritage designations
• Predicted to deliver around £1.4 million of inward investment in the form of jobs, employment and the use of local services
• Will provide around £8.75 million in business rates to The Highland Council over its operational lifetime
• Capable of generating clean, low cost renewable electricity for around 28,000 homes
• Will deliver a tailored community benefit package for local area to help secure long-term economic, social and environmental benefits
• Has good wind resource, few ecological constraints, straight-forward access off the A836 public road, and is close to Scrabster harbour for turbine deliveries
• Proposed biodiversity enhancement measures predicted to deliver 16% net gain in biodiversity

RES partnership with UHI

RES has partnered with the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) and pledged a total of £60,000 to UHI’s Student Development Fund over the course of the next three years to support a minimum of 60 students and provide them with the best possible opportunity to maximise their talents and future careers. You can find out more here.

_{The 28,000 homes equivalent figure has been calculated by taking the predicted annual electricity generation of the site together with RES’ predicted capacity factor of 49.66% and dividing this by the annual average electricity figures from DESNZ showing that the annual GB average domestic household consumption is 3,239 kWh (January 2024). Final wind farm capacity will vary depending on the outcome of planning permission and the turbine type selected.}