Thrive Renewables has acquired the rights to build the 57MW Whitelaw Brae wind farm near Tweedsmuir.

This is the company’s largest project to date and the second to be funded by Fair Play Clean Energy Ltd, Thrive’s joint venture with TopCashback Sustainability. The JV has £80 million in capital to fund new clean energy projects in the UK.

The Whitelaw Brae wind project was originally owned by developer, BayWa r.e. Thrive acquired the project in December 2024 following a competitive tender in October 2024.

Thrive plans to facilitate shared ownership at this site with Ripple Energy’s latest coop.

Construction of the proposed 14-turbine site is expected to start in 2025, with commissioning planned by the end of 2026.
Founded in 1994, Thrive Renewables funded some of the UK’s first onshore wind farms including its first 2.4MW Haverigg II project in Cumbria, which was co-owned by a community group for 20 years.