The Company

ScottishPower Renewables is part of Iberdrola Renewables, the world's largest owner and operator of wind farms.

ScottishPower Renewables is also currently the largest developer of onshore windfarms in the UK, with over 30 windfarms fully operational, under construction or in planning. 

ScottishPower Renewables prides itself on developing renewable energy responsibly and has set the standards within the industry.

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The Project Team

The Argyll Array project is headed by Senior Project Manager Ralph Thornton, based in Glasgow. Argyll Array is one of two wind farm projects managed by Ralph.  His role in Argyll Array is to manage the project to the planning decision stage, ensuring the technical requirements of building the project are fully considered in the planning application.  A Mechanical Engineer specialising in Energy from Strathclyde Uni, Ralph was production engineer for ScottishPower's fleet of operational windfarms before joining the development team in 2001.  There he managed planning applications for offshore Round1 and then offshore Round2 windfarms.

Also based in Glasgow is Assistant Project Manager, Morna Cannon. Morna works full time on Argyll Array, helping Ralph manage the project through to planning permission stage.  She is involved in all aspects of the project, from management of contractors to stakeholder communications.  Prior to starting with ScottishPower Renewables in January 2010 she had responsibility for wave and tidal policy within the trade organization Scottish Renewables.  In 2009 she undertook a year-long secondment with the Scottish Government's energy policy unit.  Morna's academic background is in environmental law and economics - she has an MA(Cantab) in Land Economy from Cambridge University.  

The Project Team is assisted by Donnie Campbell, part-time Community Liaison Officer, based in Tiree. His role is to represent the company in Tiree through two-way communication and to generally support the Project Team. Donnie has been a secondary Head Teacher, and held a number of public appointments and voluntary posts. He has recently completed an LLB Honours degree at Strathclyde University.