Hydro Contracting has competed a turnkey contract to install a 650 kW wind turbine on the Aberdeenshire dairy farm where Mackie’s of Scotland luxury ice cream is made. Mackie’s electricity bill is currently £120 000 per annum: it hopes to recover the £750 000 investment in the turbine over the next five years. Hydro Contracting’s work involved all designs for the 44 m-high turbine, installation of 11 kV switchgear and the reconfiguration of the existing electrical distribution system.

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Electrical and Mechanical Contractor