Welcome to Lynemore Wind Farm
Galileo is proposing the development of up to 12 wind turbines and 50 MW of battery energy storage, located on land at Lynemore, approximately 2km Southwest of the A9 at Moy.
An application for planning consent was submitted to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit (ECU) in May 2025 for determination under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989. The Highland Council, as the host planning authority will be a key statutory consultee.
The application follows a comprehensive programme of environmental studies and community engagement, including two rounds of public exhibitions and direct conversations with residents, businesses and stakeholders. The input from the community has been essential in shaping our final design and ensuring our proposals are as considerate and responsible as possible.
Following feedback from the community and statutory consultees on our proposals, Galileo took the decision to revise the design of the Lynemore Wind Farm and removed 2 turbines from the initial 14 turbine scheme. In January 2026, Galileo submitted Additional Information (AI) to the Energy Consents Unit (ECU). This AI forms an update to the Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) submitted with the original application, reflecting the revised design and reassessing the previously identified impacts. These changes demonstrate Galileo’s ongoing commitment to engaging with the community and adapting its proposals where appropriate.
At Galileo, we are committed to working with the local community and other key stakeholders to responsibly develop renewable energy projects that help to deliver Scottish climate change targets and ensure a green and sustainable future for generations to come.
The Lynemore Wind Farm development will make a significant contribution to the decarbonisation of our electricity system, supporting a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, as well as delivering significant community benefits. These include the potential for reductions in electricity bills.
Tackling the Climate Emergency
“Right now, we are facing a man-made disaster of global scale. Our greatest threat in thousands of years, climate change.” 1
Sir David Attenborough
The proposal for Lynemore Wind Farm is set against the backdrop of the climate emergency and the need to transition to renewable energy sources, reducing greenhouse gas emissions from polluting fossil fuels.
It is no understatement to say that man-made climate change is the defining crisis of our time. It is happening even more quickly than we feared, with major global impacts.
Lynemore Wind Farm will play its part in tackling the overall challenge and supporting the delivery of the Scottish Government’s climate and renewable energy targets. It could power over 55,000 homes annually with clean, low-cost, renewable electricity.(1)
Replacing polluting fossil fuels, the dominant cause of global warming, the wind farm could save around 80,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually (2), supporting our transition to a low-carbon future. This is the equivalent of taking around 56,000 cars off the road.(3)
Recent events, such as the war in Ukraine, have also focused people’s minds on the risks of overreliance on imported fossil fuels. The rising cost of gas plays a major role in recent increases in energy bills.
Onshore wind, one of the most cost-effective sources of new-build electricity generation in the UK, provides hope in addressing the energy crisis. Its affordability makes it a key player in our fight against climate change.
The growth of secure homegrown renewable energy can also help to insulate Scotland and the rest of the UK from future price shocks and play a key role in decarbonising heat, power and transport.
