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The Barra and Vatersay Community Wind Energy Project won Best Community Project prize at the Scottish Renewables’ Green Energy Awards

 

The project is believed to be the first to use a beach landing to deliver turbine parts.

 

A 900kW turbine was installed at Gòb Sgùrabhal.

 

Trucks carrying turbine sections and blades were shipped to Castlebay by Cal Mac ferry and transferred onto a barge which was sailed around the Barra’ coast.

 

Profits from the turbine are to be used for developments on the island.

 

Award for Barra community turbine    

29 November 2014