Kilbirnie wind turbine, which is owned by community group , Attix CIC (established by Radio City Association), began generating in early 2026 and is capable of delivering over 7,000 MWh of clean electricity a year – enough to power more than 2,000 average Scottish homes. Thrive helped fund the turbine via Community Energy Catalyst (CEC), our joint venture with Better Society Capital and Fair Play Clean Energy. The landmark project is Scotland’s first community-owned development to operate commercially without long-term government subsidies. 

The project will directly benefit local causes, with all profits from electricity sales going into the community group’s programme of sustainable development projects that address the need for capital investment in a new Employment Hub, offering employment and training opportunities for local people, improving sustainable transport opportunities and helping to address health and educational inequalities locally, as well as upgrading local sports and recreational facilities. 

It will also support their ongoing work to address the substantial fuel poverty in its community through assistance with energy vouchers, distribution of halogen heaters and electric blankets, as well as and one to one advice to combat and reduce peoples’ energy bills.