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Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--The U.K.'s Supreme Court has rejected a legal challenge by U.S. businessman and controversial presidential candidate Donald Trump against the development of an 11-turbine offshore windfarm visible from one of his golf courses north of Aberdeen.
A panel of five justices unanimously dismissed his appeal. Trump was already defeated in various Scottish courts in 2014 and 2015 when he tried to block the development of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), which will be Europe's largest planned testing centre for next generation offshore turbines. For additional information, see February 17, 2014, article - Scottish Windfarm Trumps Billionaire Donald.
Supported by the Scottish government, the facility will lie 2-4.5 kilometers (km) from the coast of Aberdeen. Trump argued that the testing facility would spoil the view from his proposed £750 million ($1.1 billion) Trump International Golf Links course and resort located on the Menie Estate.
In response, a spokesman for the Trump Organisation vowed the fight will continue.
"This is an extremely unfortunate verdict for the residents of Aberdeen and anyone who cares about Scotland's economic future. The EOWDC will completely destroy the bucolic Aberdeen Bay and cast a terrible shadow upon the future of tourism for the area. History will judge those involved unfavourably and the outcome demonstrates the foolish, small minded and parochial mentality which dominates the current Scottish Government's dangerous experiment with wind energy."
Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond branded Trump a 'three-time loser'.
"These proceedings have been dragged out for years through three successive court judgements by Donald Trump as he tried to stop an offshore Aberdeen wind turbine demonstrator by means of legal action. In doing so he has at best postponed, and at worst jeopardised, a vital £200 million ($293 million) boost for the economy of the North East of Scotland. The offshore project could have been built by now with Aberdeen benefiting from becoming the offshore wind research centre of Europe --a vital development at a time of rock bottom oil prices. The last time Trump was beaten in Court he blamed the Scottish judicial system. Now he has been beaten in the U.K. Supreme Court."
The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre will have a combined generating capacity of up to 84 megawatts (MW) and produce enough power for approximately 49,000 homes. It is being developed by Swedish energy company Vattenfall AB (Stockholm), Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) and Technip SA (EPA:TEC) (Paris, France).
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, five offices in North America and 10 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Our European headquarters are located in Galway, Ireland. Follow IIR Europe on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn For more information on our European coverage send inquiries to europe@industrialinfo.eu or visit us online at Industrial Info Europe.
A panel of five justices unanimously dismissed his appeal. Trump was already defeated in various Scottish courts in 2014 and 2015 when he tried to block the development of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), which will be Europe's largest planned testing centre for next generation offshore turbines. For additional information, see February 17, 2014, article - Scottish Windfarm Trumps Billionaire Donald.
Supported by the Scottish government, the facility will lie 2-4.5 kilometers (km) from the coast of Aberdeen. Trump argued that the testing facility would spoil the view from his proposed £750 million ($1.1 billion) Trump International Golf Links course and resort located on the Menie Estate.
In response, a spokesman for the Trump Organisation vowed the fight will continue.
"This is an extremely unfortunate verdict for the residents of Aberdeen and anyone who cares about Scotland's economic future. The EOWDC will completely destroy the bucolic Aberdeen Bay and cast a terrible shadow upon the future of tourism for the area. History will judge those involved unfavourably and the outcome demonstrates the foolish, small minded and parochial mentality which dominates the current Scottish Government's dangerous experiment with wind energy."
Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond branded Trump a 'three-time loser'.
"These proceedings have been dragged out for years through three successive court judgements by Donald Trump as he tried to stop an offshore Aberdeen wind turbine demonstrator by means of legal action. In doing so he has at best postponed, and at worst jeopardised, a vital £200 million ($293 million) boost for the economy of the North East of Scotland. The offshore project could have been built by now with Aberdeen benefiting from becoming the offshore wind research centre of Europe --a vital development at a time of rock bottom oil prices. The last time Trump was beaten in Court he blamed the Scottish judicial system. Now he has been beaten in the U.K. Supreme Court."
The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre will have a combined generating capacity of up to 84 megawatts (MW) and produce enough power for approximately 49,000 homes. It is being developed by Swedish energy company Vattenfall AB (Stockholm), Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) and Technip SA (EPA:TEC) (Paris, France).
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, five offices in North America and 10 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Our European headquarters are located in Galway, Ireland. Follow IIR Europe on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn For more information on our European coverage send inquiries to europe@industrialinfo.eu or visit us online at Industrial Info Europe.
