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The Scottish government has abandoned plans for two offshore wind farms identified by the Crown Estate as part of its Scottish Territorial Waters leasing round. E.ON's 300MW project in the Solway Firth and DONG Energy's 280MW Wigtown Bay proposals were both deemed unsuitable by the government's new offshore wind plan, published today.

Both were part of the 10 areas originally earmarked for wind power and awarded to developers in February 2009 by the Crown Estate. However, a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) undertaken by the Scottish Government found that both proposals were considered to have problems with public acceptability, environmental and visual impact.

Shame that, probably excellent site, plenty of wind & not that greatly overlooked or used by boats - certainly when compared to the sites that are working well off N Wales & Wirral.

So it goes.

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I have to say that from my own sailing in the Solway a few years back - deliveries between Whitehaven and Clyde/Oban - I reckon wind turbines could only improve the look of the place.