Our work with Forestry Commission Scotland
Partnerships for Renewables (PfR), the Carbon Trust Enterprise business set up in 2006 to work with the public sector to develop, construct and operate renewable energy projects, is currently investigating the potential for wind energy projects on a number of Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) sites.
In October 2009, the Commission split the national forest estate into six separate regions with the intention of appointing commercial partners to help it investigate and deliver wind energy projects. PfR were appointed in early 2010 to cover the Borders and central belt area and have been working with the Commission over the past year to explore a number of sites including Carron Valley. A map of the site can be seen here.
In the late summer of 2011, we submitted a planning application for a met mast on Cairnoch Hill, to the north of Carron Valley reservoir. A scoping report has also been prepared, which can be seen below, and meetings taking place with a number of local groups throughout October and November 2011. This will be followed shortly by public exhibitions to allow people to come along and ask questions to the project team.
Further events will be held in the coming months to update people on our work.
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