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Limekiln Wind Farm

Revised72 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 19 May 2022

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
72 MW
Status
Revised
Operator or applicant
Infinergy
Location
1.5km south of Reay, and 2.8km south/southwest of the existing Dounreay Power Station, Highland, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Scottish Government (S36)
Planning application
EC00003170
Turbines
24

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  • 14 December 2012 Planning application submitted
  • 23 July 2015 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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