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Longhill Burn Wind Farm

Under Construction45.6 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 30 October 2023

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
45.6 MW
Status
Under Construction
Operator or applicant
EnergieKontor UK
Location
Longhill Burn (west of Pates H, West Calder, Lothian, West Lothian, EH55 8NS, United Kingdom
Planning authority
West Lothian
Planning application
0359/FUL/19
Turbines
8, 200 m to tip

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  • 15 April 2019 Planning application submitted
  • 17 April 2020 Planning permission granted
  • 1 April 2021 Construction started
  • 17 April 2025 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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