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Hill of Glaschyle Wind Farm

Operational27.6 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 4 April 2017

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
27.6 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Muirden Energy
Location
Hill Of Glaschyle Logie Forres Moray, Grampian, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Moray
Planning application
13/00053/EIA
Appeal reference
14/00001/REF
First operating
2016
Turbines
12, 99 m to tip

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  • 14 January 2013 Planning application submitted
  • 18 December 2013 Planning permission refused
  • 31 March 2014 Planning permission granted
  • 31 March 2014 Appeal granted
  • 1 June 2016 Construction started
  • 1 December 2016 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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