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Lewis Wind Farm (Barvas Moor)

Application Refused652 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 22 April 2008

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
652 MW
Status
Application Refused (Planning Permission Refused)
Operator or applicant
Lewis WindPower (a joint venture between British Energy Renewables and AMEC WIND)
Location
North Lewis Isle of Lewis, Western Isles, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Scottish Government (S36)
Turbines
176

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  • 3 November 2004 Planning application submitted
  • 21 April 2008 Planning permission refused

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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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