| Project Status | In development |
| No of Turbines | Up to 5 |
| Power Rating of Turbines | Circa 5MW |
| Capacity of Site | Up to 30MW |
| Turbine Tip Height | Up to 180m |
About GreenPower
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Project Background
The north of Scotland has some of the best wind resource in Europe, and Orkney is no exception. Eday sits in the midst of this incredible energy resource and is well placed to support a wind project.
The Neven Point Wind Farm project is located on Greentoft Farm land on the southern edge of Eday and was initially mooted in 2018 as a 10-turbine proposal. Following initial feasibility work, the design was reduced to an 8-turbine proposal, and a Scoping Report setting out the proposed scope of environmental survey work was submitted to Orkney Islands Council in 2019.
GreenPower acquired the project in June 2022 and, following further assessment work, reduced the 8-turbine proposal to a now 5-turbine proposal.
To facilitate the wind farm’s construction, we propose building a separate landing point adjacent to the existing pier. This ensures that the existing pier and ferry service will be able to operate as usual.
We are required to hold separate consultations on the wind farm and the proposed landing point as different planning applications will be submitted for these two aspects of the project.
The planning application for the wind farm has now been submitted and is available to view on the Orkney Islands Council planning portal by searching reference: 25/203/TPPMAJ or by viewing the application on the below links. Planning for the proposed landing point is due to be submitted in Summer 2025.
Proposed Wind Farm and Proposed Landing Point
Proposed Wind Farm
All documents relating to the planning application for the proposed wind farm can be found below. Historic documents relating to various stages throughout the project are available using the below links at the bottom of this page.
- Supporting documents
- Volume 1 – Written Text
- Volume 2 – Figures
- Volume 3 – Visualisations
- Volume 4 – Appendices
- Commitments Register
- Planning Submission Media Statement
- Community feedback from other GreenPower developments
Proposed Landing Point
Marine Licence Application
As part of the project, GreenPower is required to obtain a Marine Licence. As part of this process, we are holding a public exhibition to share information and gather feedback before submitting the application to Marine Directorate.
You can view the exhibition materials and provide your comments using the links below. This pre-application consultation is your opportunity to share views directly with GreenPower. Once the application is submitted, Marine Directorate will carry out a statutory consultation where formal responses can be made.
Materials from the Marine Licence exhibition, held on the 30th July at the Eday Heritage Centre are linked below:
Landing Point Planning Application
Materials from the second Landing Point exhibition, held on the 16th April at the Eday Heritage Centre are linked below:
The pre-application consultation for providing feedback to GreenPower about the Landing Point has been concluded. Once the planning application for the landing Point is submitted, Orkney Islands Council will begin a statutory consultation process. At that stage there will be an opportunity to formally submit responses to the Council before they make their determination.
Previous project information available here: