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SSE has submitted a Section 36 planning consent application to Scottish Government Ministers for its proposed 12-turbine, 74MW Glentarken Wind Farm in Perthshire, Scotland.

Another positive step for SSE Renewables-FuturEnergy Ireland co-development portfolio.

A new independent study published this week has revealed the major impact of two wind farm funds on local communities in central Sutherland.

The 50:50 joint venture project would be the largest of its kind in the UK and could provide significant economic benefits for the area

SSE is to invest £70 million over the next three years to repower Lochay Hydro Power Station in Perthshire, Scotland, with modern and efficient turbine technology.

Britain’s largest natural battery project has reached a significant milestone, with developer SSE completing a £100m exploratory works programme which saw it drill and blast a 1.2km tunnel into the hillside in the Scottish Highlands.

SSE’s Chaintrix-Bierges and Vélye Wind Farm in northeast France is now fully operational following the completion of the 28MW onshore wind farm. This is the first operational asset to be delivered by SSE from its portfolio of onshore wind projects in mainland Europe.

Joint venture partners SSE and APG have signed a realisation agreement with Dutch high-voltage transmission system operator TenneT to enable the delivery of the grid connection infrastructure for the proposed 2GW Alpha offshore wind tender site in the IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone in the North Sea.

SSE has taken a final investment decision to proceed with its first onshore wind farm projects in Italy, marking yet another milestone in its continued expansion in Continental Europe.