Two new turbines have been erected at Burnfoot Hill Wind Farm in the Ochil Hills, completing the planned extension of the site.
Work to construct and commission the turbines was completed on schedule this month by Wind Prospect and owner and operator EDF Renewables.
The new turbines are located immediately north of the existing operational site, which straddles the border between Perth and Kinross and its neighbour, Clackmannanshire.
Although construction began in November 2013, teams paused to reduce the risks posed by winter weather.
The two megawatt turbines, each more than 100 metres tall, were manufactured in Germany and arrived on site from the port of Grangemouth.
Peter Hetherington, Wind Prospect project manager, said: “The Burnfoot extension construction phase has gone very well so far.
“This is largely down to having a team on site who were also involved with the first phase of the windfarm and, consequently, knew the site and its challenges.”
The Wind Prospect development team gained planning permission for the existing site in 2007 and its extension in 2013, despite significant opposition from those who are concerned that the scheme has contributed to the “industrialisation” of the Ochils.
Its operators have worked hard to change opinions, with the development one of the most unusual participants in the Civic Trust’s Doors Open events.