The Scottish Government has granted consent for the 4.1GW Berwick Bank wind farm.
Located approximately 38km from the Scottish Borders coastline at St Abbs, Berwick Bank will be one of the world’s largest wind farms and according to the Scottish government could generate enough electricity each year to power every household in Scotland around twice over.
The developer, SSE Renewables has to produce a detailed sea bird compensation plan outlining how it will compensate for adverse impacts on seabirds. This plan will need to be approved by Scottish Ministers ahead of Berwick Bank proceeding.
Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes said: “The decision to grant consent to Berwick Bank is a major step in Scotland’s progress towards achieving net zero and tackling the climate crisis, as well as supporting national energy security and growing our green economy.
“It is also an important decision for Scotland’s renewables sector, and this investment will be further built upon through the delivery of Scotland’s significant future pipeline of offshore wind projects under the ScotWind and the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing rounds”.