A solar farm at Mackie’s of Scotland generated enough power to make more than 725,000 gallons of the Aberdeenshire dairy firm’s ice-cream during the first year of green-energy production.
Scotland’s largest privately owned solar scheme, based on the Mackie family’s farm at Westertown, Rothienorman, was built by Loch Lomond-side firm Absolute Solar and Wind (ASW).
With a total installed capacity of 1.8 megawatts (MW), the 10-acre site complements four wind turbines generating a further 3MW and guarantees peak power over the summer as wind levels drop.
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Mackie’s solar farm creates enough power to make 3.3million litres of ice cream
