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Kenly Wind Farm

Awaiting Construction12.3 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 21 September 2020

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
12.3 MW
Status
Awaiting Construction (Planning Permission Granted)
Operator or applicant
University of St Andrews
Location
Kenly Farm, Boarhills, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 8PW, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Fife
Planning application
16/01425/EIA
Turbines
6, 100 m to tip

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  • 22 April 2016 Planning application submitted
  • 25 August 2016 Planning permission granted
  • 26 October 2024 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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