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Barns of Ayre Wind Turbines (2)

Operational1.8 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 20 May 2014

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
1.8 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Ayre Energy/Aquatera Ltd
Location
Deerness, Orkney, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Orkney Islands
Planning application
10/594/PP
First operating
2013
Turbines
2

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  • 9 November 2010 Planning application submitted
  • 12 March 2011 Planning permission granted
  • 1 September 2012 Construction started
  • 1 July 2013 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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