Green light for massive wind farm (BBC) {in Scotland}

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Plans to build Europe's largest onshore wind farm in South Lanarkshire have been approved by Scottish ministers.

The 152-turbine Clyde wind farm near Abington, will be capable of powering up to 320,000 homes.

The £600m scheme from Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) is expected to create 200 jobs during construction, with 30 staff employed on completion.

At present, the largest wind farm in Scotland is currently being built on Eaglesham Moor to the south of Glasgow.

Details of the Clyde wind farm were announced by First Minister Alex Salmond at the World Renewable Energy Congress in Glasgow.
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