Arecleoch Wind Farm
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Arecleoch Wind Farm | |
  Location of Arecleoch Wind Farm in Scotland | |
| Country | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Location | South Ayrshire |
| Coordinates | 55°03′12″N 04°52′56″W / 55.05333°N 4.88222°WCoordinates: 55°03′12″N 04°52′56″W / 55.05333°N 4.88222°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2009 |
| Commission date | June 2011 |
| Owner(s) | ScottishPower Renewables |
| Operator(s) | Scottish Power |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 60 X 2 MW |
| Make and model | Gamesa: G80 |
| Nameplate capacity | 120 MW |
Arecleoch Wind Farm is a 60 turbine wind farm in South Ayrshire, Scotland with a total capacity of 120 megawatts (MW), enough to power over 67,000 homes.[1] Construction started in 2009 and it was commissioned in June 2011.[1][2]
Incidents
In January and February 2016 there were two separate incidents of a turbine catching fire overnight while the site was unmanned. Both turbines were destroyed and were disassembled and removed from site. Scottish Power reported to the Sunday Mail on 10/04/2016 they they were investigating these incidents along with the manufacturer Gamesa.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 UK Operational Wind Farms – Renewable UK Accessed 27 September 2011
- ↑ Arecleoch Wind Farm – Renewables Map Accessed 27 September 2011
- ↑ "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
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