Locogen – Edinburgh Office Mitchell House, 5 Mitchell Street, Edinburgh EH6 7BD Tel. +44 (0)131 555 4745
Locogen – Cardiff Office Cardiff Gate Business Park, Malthouse Avenue, Cardiff CF23 8RU Tel. +44 (0)2920 789031
Locogen – York Office PopesheadCourtOffices,PeterLane,YorkYO18SU Tel.+44(0)1904406865
Locogen – Dijon Office 8RueDu19Mars1962,21600Dijon,Longvic,France Tel.+33(0)783667148
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LOCATION Dowhill Farm, South Ayrshire, Scotland SYSTEM SIZE 500kW EXPECTED ANNUAL GENERATION 1,870,000 kWh
Locogencreatedajointventurecompanywiththelandownertodevelopamedium-scalewindprojectatDowhillFarminSouthAyrshire.Differentscalesofturbinewereconsidered,witha500kWdevelopmentbeingchosenasoptimal.
“Locogen proved to be a very good partner in taking forward this wind project. Their strong understanding of planning and technical considerations allowed us to realise the full potential of the site by maximising the scale of the turbine consented. This put us in the best position going forward to construction and operation.”
Jay Crawford, Business Owner
Locogencarriedoutallconsultationandplanningworkwiththelocal
authority(SouthAyrshireCouncil)tosecureconsentfora77m-tall
500kWturbine.Twelvemonthsofwindmonitoringhadalreadybeen
completedatthefarm,demonstratinganexcellentwindresource.
ThroughongoingdiscussionswithScottishPower,theprojectsecuredan
excellentpointofconnectiononthe11kVlinerunningthroughthefarm.
AnEnerconE48turbinewasconstructedatthesiteinlate2013andhas
been operational since the start of 2014.
Locogenarrangedfinancefortheproject’sconstructiononbehalfofthe
partnershipandprovidedaturnkeydesignandbuildmanagementservice
tooverseetheprocessfromstarttofinish.
Oncompletionoftheconstructionphase,responsibilityfortheproject
waspassedtoLocogen’sin-houseAssetManagementTeam.Thishas
ensuredanexcellentstarttotheventure,withprojectavailabilityinthe
firstyearexceeding97%,aratesignificantlyaboveinitialestimates.
WIND DOWHILL JOINT VENTURE
Locogen – Edinburgh Office Mitchell House, 5 Mitchell Street, Edinburgh EH6 7BD Tel. +44 (0)131 555 4745
Locogen – Cardiff Office Cardiff Gate Business Park, Malthouse Avenue, Cardiff CF23 8RU Tel. +44 (0)2920 789031
Locogen – York Office PopesheadCourtOffices,PeterLane,YorkYO18SU Tel.+44(0)1904406865
Locogen – Dijon Office 8RueDu19Mars1962,21600Dijon,Longvic,France Tel.+33(0)783667148
www.locogen.com
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Locogen’sConsentingandTechnicalServicesTeamhaveanexcellenttrack
recordintakingwindprojectsfrominitialfeasibilityrightthroughto
achievingplanningconsent.Theythendischargeconditionsandwork
closelywithourEngineeringTeamtotakedevelopmentsonto
commissioningandoperation,providingaturnkeyconstructionproject
managementservice.
WealsohaveanAssetManagementTeamwhoremotelymonitor
operationalturbinesdailytoensuretheyareworkingefficiently,complete
allmaintenanceco-ordinationandoperationaladministration,andensure
regulatorycompliance.Alistofsomeofourprojectsisprovidedbelow.
Pleasecontactusifyouwouldlikefurtherinformation.
Name Size (kW) Location Role Date
Dubton 500 Angus Feasibility,consenting,procurement,constructionPM 2016
MiltonofFisherie 4600 Aberdeenshire Procurement,constructionPM 2016
CnocCailliche 500 Aberdeenshire Feasibility,consenting,procurement,constructionPM 2016
Greenmyres 500 Aberdeenshire Consenting,procurement,constructionPM 2016
Kirkton 6900 Aberdeenshire Procurement,constructionPM 2016
LeyFarm 500 Moray Consenting,procurement,constructionPM 2016
Bellstane 500 NorthLanarkshire Feasibility,consenting,procurement,constructionPM 2015
Castlerigg 500 Cumbria Procurement,constructionPM 2015
EastDrums 500 Angus Feasibility,consenting,procurement,constructionPM 2015
Harmeston 500 Pembrokeshire Procurement,constructionPM 2015
HillheadofAscurry 500 Angus Feasibility,consenting,procurement,constructionPM 2015
HospitalShields 450 Aberdeenshire Consenting,procurement,constructionPM 2015
Hunday 500 Cumbria Procurement,constructionPM 2015
Priestside 500 Inverclyde Procurement,constructionPM 2015
SouthLasts 500 Aberdeenshire Procurement,constructionPM 2015
SouthLastsII 500 Aberdeenshire Feasibility,consenting,procurement,constructionPM 2015
WesterPlymuir 500 EastRenfrewshire Feasibility,consenting,procurement,constructionPM 2015
Wheedlemont 500 Aberdeenshire Feasibility,consenting,procurement,constructionPM 2015
Blackhouse 500 ScottishBorders Feasibility,consenting,procurement,constructionPM 2014
Creed 330 IsleofLewis Consenting,constructionPM 2014
Dowhill 500 SouthAyrshire Feasibility,consenting,procurement,constructionPM 2014
EastMemus 400 Angus Feasibility,consenting,procurement,constructionPM 2014
Glenhead 500 Falkirk Feasibility,consenting,procurement,constructionPM 2014
HighMathernock 500 Inverclyde Procurement,constructionPM 2014
Beacon&PrincesGate 1000 Pembrokeshire Feasibility,consenting,procurement,constructionPM 2014
Tanhill 250 SouthLanarkshire Feasibility,consenting,procurement,constructionPM 2014
Wheatrig 500 NorthAyrshire Procurement,constructionPM 2014
WhiteTop 500 Angus Feasibility,consenting,procurement,constructionPM 2014
Wellgreen 500 SouthLanarkshire Consenting,constructionPM 2013
Benthead 330 NorthAyrshire Feasibility,consenting,procurement,constructionPM 2012
Pickerton 500 Angus Feasibility,consenting,procurement,constructionPM 2012
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