Easter Ross Green Energy
Acorn Bioenergy is looking to develop a renewable gas generation facility at Fearn Airfield, west of Balintore. Acorn expects a decision to be made by Summer 2025 on the progression of the project.
In the meantime, to find out more about Acorn Bioenergy and what we do, please visit our main website at www.acornbioenergy.com.
If you have any further questions regarding the application or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us at enquiries@acornbioenergy.com or www.acornbioenergy.com/contact
Location
The proposed development would be located on agricultural land at Fearn Airfield, due west of the Seaboard Villages.
The site falls within Easter Ross, a strategically important part of the Inner Moray Firth referred to as the Ross-shire Growth Area within the Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan 2015 (IMFLDP 2015). The sites within this area have the potential to provide nationally important hubs for renewable development.
The location has been chosen as Acorn prioritises sites with good access to farms that can provide high quality agricultural inputs such as energy crops and residues as well as nearby distilleries who can provide co-products including draff and pot ale. It also has good proximity to our gas injection hub at Morayston, Dalcross, Inverness where the biomethane created shall enter the gas grid as renewable fuel.
With site selection, Acorn takes into careful consideration the visual impact the potential development could pose and employs a specialized consultant to ensure this impact is minimal. There are few immediate neighbours to the site, with the majority of homes in the local area being more than one mile away.