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Onshore wind · United Kingdom

Burgar Hill (land Near), Evie

Operational2.3 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 21 May 2010

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
2.3 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Unknown
Location
Evie, Orkney, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Orkney Islands
Planning application
07/422/PPF
First operating
2009
Turbines
1

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  • 9 July 2007 Planning application submitted
  • 4 December 2008 Planning permission granted
  • 1 November 2009 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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