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Based on a farm near Westerton, Aberdeenshire, the 10-acre facility was built for the family-owned Mackie’s ice cream business and has a total installed capacity of 1.8MW.
The 7000-panel solar farm, installed by Loch Lomond-based Absolute Solar and Wind, is capable of creating enough electricity to power 485 homes. Its 2016 output is five per cent above estimates thanks to favourable weather conditions.
Managing director Mac Mackie said he was proud to be carrying on the legacy of his father, Maitland Mackie, a passionate environmentalist and founder of the family business. “My father was a pioneer in wind energy, trialling wind power with an early 50KW model in 1982 and later rejoicing in the output from our four wind turbines which total 3MW and were installed in stages from 2005,” he said.
Read more at: https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/scotland-s-largest-private-solar-farm-a-shining-success-1-4321086
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