Wind farms in Tayside

10wind farms
135turbines
299MW recorded

Commissioning years range from 2006 to 2018.

Status: Operating 10

Turbine manufacturers: Siemens Gamesa (2) · Senvion (2) — recorded for 4 of 10 wind farms

The largest is Griffin Wind farm with 52 turbines and 156 MW. It is followed by Green Knowes (18 turbines) and Drumderg (16 turbines).

8 of the 10 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 13.5 turbines, for 30 MW.

All 10 of these wind farms have a detailed page.

Wind farmTurbinesCapacityYearManufacturer
Griffin Wind farm52156 MW2012Siemens Gamesa
Green Knowes1827 MW2008not recorded
Drumderg1636.8 MW2008Senvion
Calliachar1432.2 MW2013Siemens Gamesa
Lochelbank Wind Farm II129.6 MW2011not recorded
Ark Hill86.4 MW2013not recorded
Tullymurdoch Wind Farm714.4 MW2018Senvion
Welton Of Creuchies49.2 MW2018not recorded
Michelin Tyre Co Ltd - Dundee24 MW2006not recorded
Burnfoot Hill Extension24 MW2014not recorded

Sources and dates

DataSourceExtract
Site, capacity, status, planning milestonesRenewable Energy Planning Database (DESNZ, Open Government Licence v3)Q2 2026, published 03/08/2026
Turbine positionsOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)19/08/2026
Manufacturer and modelOpenStreetMap tags, unverified — REPD does not record turbine models. Known for 41 % of UK turbines (manufacturer) and 32 % (model); some values are propagated within a site and may be wrong.19/08/2026

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