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Backhill of Yonderton Wind Cluster

Operational4.6 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 22 May 2015

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
4.6 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Private Developer
Location
Backhill Of Yonderton Craigston Turriff AB53 5PT, Grampian, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Aberdeenshire
Planning application
APP/2010/3054
First operating
2014
Turbines
2

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  • 9 November 2010 Planning application submitted
  • 2 November 2012 Planning permission granted
  • 1 April 2014 Construction started
  • 15 October 2014 Operational

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The register holds 54 incidents at onshore wind farms in the United Kingdom, 22 of them fires, and 297 worldwide. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.

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