Wind farms in Orkney Islands

13 wind farms · 30 turbines

13wind farms
30turbines
39MW recorded

Commissioning years range from 2000 to 2014.

Status: Operating 13

Turbine manufacturers: Enercon (1) — recorded for 1 of 13 wind farms

The largest is Hammar's Hill with 5 turbines and 4.5 MW. It is followed by Spurness Wind Farm Repowering (5 turbines) and Bu Farm (3 turbines).

13 of the 13 wind farms with a recorded commissioning year were built before 2015, which makes them candidates for repowering in the coming years.

On average, a wind farm in this region has 2.3 turbines, for 3 MW.

0 of these wind farms have a detailed page; the others are listed here from the public registers.

Wind farmTurbinesCapacityYearManufacturer
Hammar's Hill54.5 MW2010Enercon
Spurness Wind Farm Repowering510 MW2012not recorded
Bu Farm32.7 MW2002not recorded
Rothiesholm32.7 MW2002not recorded
Burgar Hill25 MW2006not recorded
Thorfinn Wind Farm - NM200022.3 MW2000not recorded
New Holland21 MW2014not recorded
Barns of Ayre Wind Turbines (2)21.8 MW2013not recorded
Gallowhill21.8 MW2013not recorded
Burgar Hill (land Near), Evie12.5 MW2009not recorded
Thorfinn Wind Farm - NM150011.5 MW2000not recorded
West Hill, Flotta12 MW2010not recorded
Flotta11.8 MW2010not recorded