[The following letter has been received by Strathdearn Community Council from Laurie Leith, Assistant Project Manager of North EnergieKontor UK Ltd]
Good afternoon,
I am writing to you regarding a proposed wind farm development opportunity that Energiekontor UK Ltd are currently exploring in the nearby area.
Energiekontor UK Ltd was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of the German based Energiekontor AG; the parent company of the Energiekontor group which develops and manages wind farms and solar parks in a number of European countries. The Energiekontor group was founded in 1990 as a private and independent company to plan and develop wind farms.
Based in our Glasgow Office, our remit is to develop and obtain consent for sensitively sited and designed wind farm sites in Scotland. More information on our company and our projects can be found here: https://energiekontor.co.uk/
Energiekontor have been working on a site which lies within your community area which I would like to bring to your attention and hopefully open a working relationship as we progress with the proposal.
Shortly, we intend to be requesting a formal EIA Scoping Opinion from the Energy Consents Unit for the proposed “Glenkirk Wind Farm” which is currently being scoped for up to 13 turbines and associated infrastructure on land situated approx. 5km north-east of Tomatin. (VIEW MAP HERE)
Although the scheme is in its preliminary stages, survey work and early design has been undertaken to shape the proposal. We will be submitting associated figures and associated appendices with the Scoping report. The site still has further to go through the design and assessment process, and I am therefore keen to engage and interact with the community over the coming months.
If you have any comments, please let me know.
Look forward to hearing from you and hopefully meeting in due course.
Best,
Laurie Leith
