December 2003
In the beginning…
Muirhall Farm was acquired and restored in 2003 by our Founder and Managing Director, Chris Walker.
August 2009
Our company is formed
Realising an interest in wind farm development, Chris started his own business, ‘Muirhall Energy Limited’.
November 2011
First wind turbines
Having been developed by Lomond Energy, and Chris, the original 6 turbine Muirhall Windfarm became operational in 2011.
August 2012
Our Team
As the portfolio grew, so did the team and expertise at Muirhall Energy. Having developed a number of single turbine sites, the company began to look at larger potential wind farm developments.
September 2014
Muirhall Wind Farms grow
In 2014, a 2 turbine Muirhall Extension became operational, boasting the tallest tip heights in the UK at the time, at 147m. With the commitment that community benefit monies would be kept local, a new group ‘WAT IF’ was formed.
November 2016
A further 3 turbine extension
‘Muirhall South’ was constructed in 2016, completing the now 11 turbine Muirhall Windfarm. Another UK record was set, this time for the largest rotor at 130m. Provision of additional funds to WAT IF group, furthered our local commitment.
February 2017
Shed
Further portfolio growth lead to new additions to our team. Our business premises were extended to include the Garden Office, affectionately known as ‘The Shed’.
November 2017
Tormywheel Windfarm
Our innovative approach to solving aviation concerns at Edinburgh airport meant that the 15 turbine Tormywheel Windfarm was constructed and began generating electricity in 2017. Once again, our community benefit commitment was above industry standards and was safeguarded when the project was later sold.
November 2018
Looking forward
With 20 team members, sites at every stage in the developmental pipeline and exciting shared- ownership opportunities to enhance our support of the communities in which we work, we thought the only thing that we had not developed was our logo! Time for a refresh…
OUR MISSION
At the heart of our business is a commitment to local people. We aim to create real opportunities for individuals, businesses, groups and projects in the communities close to our developments.
MAIN POINTS OF CONTACT
By 2009 Chris had demonstrated his drive and perseverance and had guided the six-turbine Muirhall Windfarm from concept, through planning to construction and operation, at a cost of £24m. This, amongst other business ventures, has allowed Chris to understand and build up an impressive amount of experience in financial management – the underlying key to any businesses success.
He was responsible for the identification and initial development of a number of operating and consented wind farms, including Burnfoot Hill (26MW), Longpark (38MW), Green Rigg (36MW) and Burnhead (26MW).
Alastair has worked in the Renewables sector since 2006 mainly focusing on onshore wind development and has directly overseen a number of ‘Major’ and Section 36 onshore wind applications throughout Scotland, including the now operational Burn of Whilk wind farm (22.5MW) in Caithness and Muirhall’s consented projects at Crossdykes (48MW) and Loganhead (25.6MW) in Dumfries and Galloway. More recently Alastair has worked with the team to deliver consents for 2 Energy Storage projects totaling (59.8MW). He is a member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment.
He is a Chartered Planner and takes a keen interest in community benefits and shared ownership. He has contributed to Scottish Government steering groups for both.
Kenny now oversees the daily construction activities on new wind farm development, where his expertise and ‘hands-on’ approach to coordinating subcontractors and all parties, enables the safe and timely completion of projects.
As Senior Technical Asset Manger, Sean is responsible for managing Muirhall Energy’s almost 60MW of operational wind farms. This involves enhancing asset performance, working with local service teams and negotiating PPAs to supply green energy. Sean also supports the development team through site assessment and optimisation as well as technical advice during procurement and construction.