Ian Johnson, project manager for Red Rock Power, said yesterday that the Inch Cape wind project should be around the 70 turbine mark and that Chinese investment is an ‘enabler’ to getting Scottish projects off the ground. Mr Johnson confirmed yesterday that the Inch Cape project, nine miles off the coast of Angus, was looking to be in the region of 70 turbines, but wouldn’t be pinned down on the exact number. He said that although it was too early to be “fixed about it” and that the number of turbines will be dictated by the type of turbines chosen, that the company has a grid capacity that will dictate the number. Mr Johnson said: “We’ve got a 700 megawatt grid capacity, so we’re looking at building between the 600 to 700 megawatt range. It very much depends on where we land, but we’re working at a base case around the 70 mark, but depending on which one we end up with it could be slightly higher, it could be slightly lower.”
Energy Voice 3rd May 2018 read more »