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Work Farm Wind Turbines

Revised1.8 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 13 June 2023

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
1.8 MW
Status
Revised
Operator or applicant
S & JD Robertson Group Ltd
Location
Work Farm (Land Near), Work Road, St Ola, Orkney, Orkney Islands, KW17 2DX, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Orkney Islands
Planning application
12/699/TPP
Turbines
2

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  • 12 October 2012 Planning application submitted
  • 31 January 2013 Planning permission granted
  • 31 January 2016 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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