Glen Isla couple hoping to launch wind turbine cooperative

An innovative project designed to allow people to own and share in the benefits of a wind turbine is officially up and running.

The Wester Derry Wind Cooperative was launched this month and people are being invited to participate.

The project is the brainchild of Glen Isla farmers Alastair and Diane Ramsay and aims to be the second wholly cooperatively-owned wind turbine development in Scotland.

Shares can be purchased in a 250 kilowatt wind turbine at Wester Derry Farm, Kilry, in the lower reaches of Glen Isla, for between £250 and £50,000.

Anyone interested in the project is invited to a drop-in session at the Alyth Hotel on Saturday May 10 from 10am until 2pm, when the directors will be on hand to answer any questions.

The cooperative is being developed in collaboration with Sharenergy, a not-for-profit organisation that helps community groups develop renewable energy co-ops throughout the UK.