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Onshore wind · United Kingdom

Druim Leathann

Revised49.7 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 28 May 2020

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
49.7 MW
Status
Revised
Operator or applicant
BayWa r.e. (formerly Forsa)
Location
Druim Leathann Windfarm North, Lochside, North Tolsta, Isle Of Lewis, Western Isles, HS2 0NF, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Planning application
17/00282/PPDM
Turbines
14, 127 m to tip

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  • 2 June 2017 Planning application submitted
  • 16 February 2023 Planning permission expired

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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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