CFA Goes On Site At Europe’s Largest Onshore Wind Farm

This month has seen CFA visit the site Whitelee, Europe’s largest wind farm as part of a site visit with Sustain magazine on behalf of client Balfour Beatty Engineering Services (BBES). 

Located at Eaglesham Moor to the south of Glasgow, Whitelee is already the largest onshore wind farm in Europe with the existing 140 turbines having the capacity to generate 322MW, enough to power around 180,000 homes. An extension will add another 75 turbines raising the generating capacity to 539MW, enough to power about 300,000 homes. BBES, working for Scottish Power Renewables, has been awarded the electrical infrastructure contract for the extension.

BBES was an integral part of the team responsible for delivering the first phase of the project ahead of schedule, an impressive task considering the often severely harsh weather conditions with which the team had to contend, as well as the challenging terrain and the vast size of the site.

For the extension, BBES will be working with John Sisk & Son Ltd and Roadbridge (Sisk Roadbridge JV) to provide the electrical infrastructure works including the substation and control building services, the supply and installation of switchgear and the installation of around 400,000 metres of power and control cabling.

The site visit was arranged by CFA as part of the delivery of a PR programme designed to raise awareness of BBES’s sustainability credentials. A feature on the scheme is due to be published in Sustain magazine later this year.