Plans for a €45 million windfarm on Achill Island, Co Mayo, were put on public display locally at the weekend as part of a pre-planning consultative process.
Airgen, the company behind the project, propose to locate 15 wind turbines at Knockmore Hill near the scenic Atlantic Drive.
As part of the proposal an Airgen Trust will be set up, comprising local people to administer a local fund chosen by the community for the community. Revenue generated by the Knockmore windfarm will go towards the trust and it is envisaged that local amenities and projects will be funded by it for the benefit of the community.
The development will consist of 15 wind turbines, site tracks, a grid control building, anemometry mast, temporary site works, ancillary works and grid connection line.
The promoters, conscious of Achill's importance as a tourist destination, have issued a statement claiming that recent studies on the attitudes of tourists towards a windfarm in Argyle, Scotland have concluded that the tourist is in general well disposed to and in favour of windfarms.