Plans for £5.4bn Argyll Array offshore wind farm near Tiree dropped.

[dipsydoodle]

Plans for a £5.4bn offshore wind farm off the coast of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides have been dropped.

ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) announced it would not proceed with the Argyll Array scheme following technical and environmental site studies.

It cited construction issues and "a significant presence" of basking sharks in the area for its decision.

SPR said it did not consider the project to be financially viable in the short term.

The Argyll Array would have had a capacity of up to 1800MW - enough to power up to a million homes - and up to 300 turbines.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-25364699

[Laelth]

1. Good. Wind power blows. n/t

-Laelth

[T_i_B]

2. Much cheaper to build wind turbines onshore

The problem is that onshore wind turbines attract a lot of opposition, although I for one don't think wind turbines are a blot on the landscape at all.

If you want a blot on the landscape look at buildings such as Park Hill flats in Sheffield and Trellick Tower in London.

[dipsydoodle]

3. I don't regard them as being a blot on the landscape either.

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It may however be that the wind is stronger offshore.

I'm glad you used that expression - haven't watched Blott on the Landscape with George Cole for years. Now ordered through Amazon for £5.25.