Onshore wind energy in Scotland

Scotland is ideally located to become a major supplier of renewable power to the rest of Europe

With over 25 percent of Europe’s wind resource Scotland has the potential to produce vast amounts of clean, sustainable energy. Once developed, our massive wind energy capacity of 159 GW far outstrips our own peak requirement of 10.5 GW.

The Scottish Government is strongly committed to developing Scotland’s unique position in the renewable energy sector and Scotland offers your renewable energy company a welcoming investment environment and a range of financial incentives for inward investment.

Ambitious targets to produce the equivalent of 100 per cent of Scotland's own electricity demand from renewable resources by 2020 and to cut carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2050 are in place.

Onshore wind energy in Scotland

Scotland provides many opportunities for the onshore wind industry.

Over half of Scotland’s renewable energy capacity comes from 80 wind farms, providing 2 GW of electricity across the country. An additional 7 GW of onshore wind energy capacity is currently under construction or planned.

Whitelee wind farm near Glasgow is Europe’s largest wind farm generating 322 MW of electricity, this will increase to 593 MW from 215 turbines when a planned expansion is complete.

Our commitment to onshore wind energy means there is a strong support network already in place to help your company invest in Scotland