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One of World's Biggest Wind Farms with 307 Turbines Approved Near Edinburgh by SNP Ministers
SCOTLAND, JUL 31 – The project will install up to 307 turbines generating 4.1 GW, enough to power every Scottish home twice, but must address seabird impact with a detailed compensation plan.
- On Friday, the Scottish Government approved the Berwick Bank offshore wind farm, which developers say could be the world's biggest and aims to deliver 4.1 gigawatts of capacity, powering every home in Scotland twice and around 17% of UK homes.
- Amid net zero targets, the UK Government aims to have 43 to 50GW of offshore wind capacity by the decade's end, with 15.9GW online and 28GW approved.
- At the Berwick Bank site off East Lothian, up to 307 turbines will be installed, with two connection points at Dunbar and Blyth, Northumberland.
- Following consent, projections show the project could inject approximately £8 billion into the UK economy and create over 9,000 UK jobs, with around 4,650 in Scotland.
- Around 70% of seabird species have declined over 20 years, and conservationists warn approval depends on a seabird compensation plan approved by Scottish ministers.
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