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Limekiln Wind Farm

Operational79.8 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 11 April 2025

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
79.8 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Boralex/Infinergy
Location
Limekilns Estate, Reay, Thurso, Highland, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Scottish Government (S36)
Planning application
EC00005269
Appeal reference
WIN-270-8
First operating
2025
Turbines
19, 149.9 m to tip

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  • 15 June 2016 Planning application submitted
  • 7 April 2017 Appeal lodged
  • 21 June 2019 Planning permission granted
  • 21 June 2019 Appeal granted
  • 1 April 2025 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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