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Kennoxhead Wind Farm

Under Construction62 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 19 August 2022

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
62 MW
Status
Under Construction
Operator or applicant
Orsted Onshore Limited
Location
Kennoxhead, south of Hagshaw Hill, Strathclyde, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Scottish Government (S36)
Planning application
EC00002101
Turbines
13, 180 m to tip

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  • 31 January 2013 Planning application submitted
  • 23 July 2015 Planning permission granted
  • 23 July 2020 Planning permission expired
  • 1 March 2021 Construction started

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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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