The site for the Foudland Hill Wind Farm encompasses the Hill of Foudland, five km north of Insch and three km west of the A96 Colpy section in Scotland.
The planned wind farm is in early-stage development. Our proposal will have five wind turbines and a battery energy storage system (BESS) of approximately 56 megawatts (MW).
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Planned commissioning date
2032/33
Number of wind turbines
5
Total capacity
36 MW (Wind) 20 MW (BESS)
Power generated (approx.)
174,610 MWh/year
As the Proposed Development is expected to exceed 56MW the application will be made to the Scottish Ministers under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 along with a direction deemed planning permission under Section 57(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.
Initial Community Engagement and consultation
Meet the Developer event
First public consultation
Second public consultation
Planning application submitted, subject to finalisation of the master programme
Koehler Group, headquartered in Oberkirch in the southwest of Germany, is one of the largest manufacturers of paper and board in Europe. The company was established in 1807, over 200 years ago, and is still a family-owned business in its eighth generation. Koehler Renewable Energy GmbH was founded in 2012, and the UK subsidiary in September 2021.
The Dundee-based team has experience of developing wind farm sites across Scotland and the UK since 1997. Koehler Renewable Energy’s first UK wind farm, at Muirake in Aberdeenshire, became operational at the end of 2013. In 2016, the 14.1 MW Edintore Wind Farm near Keith was commissioned.
In addition, the Koehler Renewable Energy team in Dundee has developed hydroelectric and solar photovoltaic projects across the UK and Ireland. Koehler is known for its research and industry-leading sustainability initiatives, including specialist paper such as thermal till receipts and even confectionery wrappers that are fully recyclable. The Koehler Group has set itself the goal of producing more energy from its own renewable generation plants by 2030 than is needed for paper production.
Koehler Renewable Energy is making an important contribution to the Koehler Group’s sustainability strategy, increasing our renewable energy inputs to complement emission reductions taking place across Koehler’s five factories in Germany.