MachairWind will build on SPR’s long-standing presence and positive track record as a responsible onshore wind developer and good neighbour across Argyll and Bute - investing in and working with local communities and businesses, to realise the benefits of renewable energy.
Small Donations Fund
The MachairWind project is keen to support local initiatives across the communities of Islay, Jura, Colonsay, Ross of Mull & Iona.
Areas of Interest
We are delighted to offer donations of up to £500 to local initiatives that positively impact the communities of Islay, Jura, Colonsay, Ross of Mull & Iona. To be eligible to apply, your initiative(s) should align with at least one of our areas of interest shown below.
Applications are now live, please fill in your application form here. Applications will close at 5pm on 7th November. We will notify you whether you have been successful or not in your application by Friday 21st November.
Our Small Donations Fund is now open for applications
Applications will be reviewed on a quarterly basis. Initiatives are limited to receiving one donation of up to £500 per year; however, organisations and groups are welcome to make more than one application per year providing each application is for a separate initiative. Good luck!
Please read our terms and conditions here for your application to be considered.
The Small Donations Fund is unable to support:
- Organisations/Groups that promote any kind of discrimination
- Religious organisations, trade unions or political parties
- Projects or initiatives that only benefit a single individual or family
- Projects that require funding for salaries or other direct running costs
- Funding for ‘bricks and mortar’ construction projects
For any questions related to the Small Donations Fund, please email machairwind@scottishpower.com
Skills and education
We see skills as an important way to add value to the local area so are creating a skills strategy for MachairWind. SPR has delivered great education programmes across Argyll & Bute over the years through our onshore wind projects and we are keen to continue making a valuable contribution in this way through the development of the MachairWind project.
An example of a successful skills strategy on another one of our offshore windfarms is our East Anglia ONE.
In conjunction with Fugro, we hosted a STEM event on Islay for children aged 5 to 12 years old. They were given the opportunity to build model wind turbines and put their learning to the test, encouraging their curiosity about renewable energy and STEM subjects.What did you have to say?
Quotes
I liked the triangle turbine because it had lots of bits on it.
Rosa, 5 years old
I like two things, the pump on the floating turbine and that the blades can change angle.
Joseph, 9 years old
I like how they use boats to scan the seabed.
Alba, 9 years old
Supply chain events
In partnership with the DeepWind Offshore Wind Cluster, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Argyll & Bute Council, SPR hosted a packed supply chain event at the Scottish Association for Marine Science in Oban.
It was great to meet local suppliers and other businesses in the surrounding area. Event’s like these let local suppliers and stakeholders find out more information about the MachairWind project.