Abstract
ScottishPower Renewables (UK) Ltd (hereafter referred to as “SPR”) is proposing to develop a Commercial Wave Farm (hereafter referred to as the ‘Wave Farm’) west of the Orkney Mainland at Marwick Head. The Wave Farm would have a capacity of 49.5MW of renewable power for export to the grid and would contribute to meeting the Scottish Government’s targets of providing 100% equivalent of Scotland’s electricity generation from renewable sources by 2020.
This report forms SPR’s written request to the Scottish Government (Marine Scotland), under Regulation 7 of the Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000, for its opinion as to the information to be provided in the Environmental Statement (a ‘Scoping Opinion’).