A new set of “super turbines” planned to be built on the Isle of Lewis has been met with outrage from the residents of the island. EDF Energy, a French company’s renewables unit behind Lewis Wind Power, received initial permission in May 2018 for 91 onshore wind turbines reaching up to 200m in height, equivalent to a 62-storey building, which would be on par with some of the offshore wind turbines in the North Sea and far higher than any structure that currently exists on land in Scotland. 45 of these turbines would be placed in the area of Eishken Estate, near the border of South Lewis, Harris and North Uist National Scenic Area. The project has been met with great controversy, being subject to over 200 objections in the Scottish Land Court, arguing that the island will be greatly affected by the development, and the “staggering” size of the turbines is going to have a detrimental effect on the tourism and landscape.