Community-owned UistWind is shortlisted in the 2020 Scottish Green Energy Awards

North Uist Development Company (NUDC) and UistWind have been shortlisted as finalists in this year’s Scottish Green Energy Awards.
UistWind is celebrating after being named as a finalist in the Scottish Green Energy Awards.UistWind is celebrating after being named as a finalist in the Scottish Green Energy Awards.
UistWind is celebrating after being named as a finalist in the Scottish Green Energy Awards.

Making the shortlist comes shortly after celebrating the success of achieving a significant milestone in September: generating enough electricity to power every single home on the island of North Uist.

Scottish Renewables announced the finalists this week after considering more than 100 entries.

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This year’s Scottish Green Energy Awards sees 44 individuals, companies and projects named as finalists for awards in 12 categories, with the winners fue to be revealed at a virtual ceremony on November 26.

Speaking for Locogen, project managers for the wind farm development, director Stuart Hamilton, said: “We’re really proud of our work with UistWind. This project is a fantastic example of the value of community renewable energy, delivering significant social and financial benefits to the island.

“As we look to a green recovery from the current crisis, UistWind demonstrates how even remote communities can drive change and showcases the democratization of our energy system.”

UistWind is a 1.8MW community owned wind farm in North Uist. The project was conceived as far back as 2010 but needed to overcome considerable financing, development and construction hurdles before finally being commissioned in September 2019. Less than one year after commissioning, the wind turbines have generated over 6,129,000 kWh of electricity – enough to offset power used by all homes on the island.

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The UistWind project has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Best Community Project Award and the Best Engagement Award.

Chris Morris, Local Energy Scotland manager, said “Congratulations to Ameena Camps (NUDC project delivery manager) and the team for getting shortlisted for a Green Energy Award. It’s fitting that the hard work of NUDC and the North Uist community is being recognised.”