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Farr Wind Farm

Operational92 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 17 September 2020

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
92 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Innogy (formerly RWE npower)
Location
Tomatin Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Scottish Government (S36)
First operating
2005
Turbines
40

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  • 12 September 2002 Planning application submitted
  • 5 October 2004 Planning permission granted
  • 1 April 2005 Construction started
  • 1 October 2005 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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