Plans by Fife Council to generate up to £1.32 million from a small wind power development at Lochhead recycling centre, Dunfermline, are to go before councillors next week.
Councillors on the executive committee will consider a report recommending that two 50kW wind turbines are built on the recycling and waste site.
The proposed turbines are expected to produce enough electricity each year to power almost 100 homes and would be approximately 100 feet in height.
A detailed feasibility study of this location to the north of Dunfermline has shown that a development there would be technically and financially viable.
The project would cost £700,000 but is expected to generate up to £1.32m profit for the council over 20 years, generating back the money invested in building it in just over eight years.
If councillors give plans the green light next week, planning permission would still have to be granted before the project progressed. If the development goes ahead, it will add to other renewable power developments on site.
This includes an existing power station that generates electricity and heat from landfill gas and the planned production of renewable power and heat from the treatment of organic waste.
The proposals are part of far reaching energy and waste strategies being pursued by the council, which include the potential investment of over £8m in wind turbines.
Earlier this year the executive committee agreed to start investigating the feasibility of installing wind turbines on land where there is a council building, to cut energy costs, reduce carbon emissions, and generate income.
It was agreed that feasibility studies will be carried out on 50 sites owned by the council which could be suitable for building turbine developments.
These studies are the first step in the process to find out how many sites can be developed further. The studies are expected to be completed later this year.