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| Plans to build Europe's largest onshore wind farm in South Lanarkshire have been given the go-ahead. | Plans to build Europe's largest onshore wind farm in South Lanarkshire have been given the go-ahead. |
| Scottish ministers have approved plans for the 152-turbine Clyde wind farm near Abington, which will be capable of powering up to 320,000 homes. | Scottish ministers have approved plans for the 152-turbine Clyde wind farm near Abington, which will be capable of powering up to 320,000 homes. |
| The £600m scheme is expected to create 200 jobs during construction, with 30 staff employed when fully operational. | The £600m scheme is expected to create 200 jobs during construction, with 30 staff employed when fully operational. |
| At present, the largest wind farm in Scotland is currently being built on Eaglesham Moor to the south of Glasgow. | 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. | Details of the Clyde wind farm were announced by First Minister Alex Salmond at the World Renewable Energy Congress in Glasgow. |
| We have put renewable energy at the heart of our vision of increasing sustainable, economic growth Alex SalmondFirst Minister "The Scottish Government has an ambitious target to generate 31% of Scotland's electricity demand from renewable sources by 2011 and 50% by 2020," he said. | We have put renewable energy at the heart of our vision of increasing sustainable, economic growth Alex SalmondFirst Minister "The Scottish Government has an ambitious target to generate 31% of Scotland's electricity demand from renewable sources by 2011 and 50% by 2020," he said. |
| "Today's announcement makes it virtually certain that the 2011 target will be met early and represents a significant milestone on the way to achieving the 2020 target. | "Today's announcement makes it virtually certain that the 2011 target will be met early and represents a significant milestone on the way to achieving the 2020 target. |
| "Scotland has a clear, competitive advantage in developing clean, green energy sources such as wind, wave and tidal power. | "Scotland has a clear, competitive advantage in developing clean, green energy sources such as wind, wave and tidal power. |
| "We have put renewable energy at the heart of our vision of increasing sustainable, economic growth." | "We have put renewable energy at the heart of our vision of increasing sustainable, economic growth." |
| The Clyde wind farm will be built in clusters of turbines on either side of the M74 motorway and will have a total capacity of 548 megawatts (MW). | |
| The under-construction wind farm on Eaglesham Moor will have a total capacity of 322MW. | |
| Currently the biggest operational wind farm in Europe is the Maranchon wind farm in Guadalajara, Spain, which has a generating capacity of 208MW. |