Brown Rig Wind Farm
We are assessing the potential for the development of a wind farm at Brown Rig, near Crosslee in the Scottish Borders.
The layout and scale of the proposed development is under consideration, and will be informed by survey and assessment work at the site. The site is located within the Scottish Borders local authority area and the Ettrick and Yarrow Valley community council constituency.
At present it is proposed that the wind farm would comprise approximately 20 turbines with a height of approximately 200 metres to the blade tip. Each turbine would have an installed capacity of around six megawatts (MW) which would give an anticipated installed capacity of around 120 MW.
Project status
We have received a scoping opinion from the Scottish Government, which sets out the information that should be included in an Environmental Impact Assessment report. As part of this process, a full programme of consultation with stakeholders, including neighbours and community organisations in the Ettrick and Yarrow valley will take place.
Next stage
A meteorological (met) mast was erected at the Brown Rig site on 7th September 2023. This will provide critical information on the viability of the site.
Representatives from SSE Renewables, and contractors working on our behalf, will continue survey and assessment activity on site over the coming months.
Once an initial understanding of the scope and scale of the Brown Rig project has been established, we will contact community organisations and other relevant stakeholders to begin a programme of engagement that will continue throughout the Brown Rig project development.
STEM at Knowepark Primary School (January 2025)
Catriona and I were lucky enough to get invited along to Knowepark Primary School in January to run a STEM session with their P5 and P6 students. We are both supporting the development of the Brown Rig Wind Farm so with the school located less than 15 minutes away we saw this as great opportunity to meet some of what might be our new community members.
We had a great time! Engaging with a couple of teachers and 57 students filled our morning nicely and we both got lots out of the session, especially with it being Cat’s first ever visit into a classroom environment to talk about renewables.
The feedback from the teachers and the loud and lively engagement we had with the students was brilliant and left us feeling really positive.
The session we ran took just under two hours. It involved giving a presentation and then getting the students to do an activity which helped them to work on their essential skills like listening, problem solving, teamwork, creativity and communication. We’ve shared the fantastic posters created below.
Story shared by Pauline Allison, Stakeholder Engagement Manager.
- Catriona Knott, Project Manager, holding the winning poster
- Pauline Allison, Stakeholder Engagement Manager, holding one of the great posters
- All the great posters created from our visit
Contact us
If you have any queries or wish to speak with the project team, please contact:
Pauline Alison
Email: [email protected]