Arecleoch Wind Farm
Arecleoch Wind Farm | |
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Arecleoch Wind Farm | |
Country | Scotland, United Kingdom |
Location | South Ayrshire |
Coordinates | 55°03′12″N 04°52′56″W / 55.05333°N 4.88222°WCoordinates: 55°03′12″N 04°52′56″W / 55.05333°N 4.88222°W |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 2009 |
Commission date | June 2011 |
Owner(s) | ScottishPower Renewables |
Operator(s) | Scottish Power |
Wind farm | |
Type | Onshore |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 60 X 2 MW |
Make and model | Gamesa: G80 |
Nameplate capacity | 120 MW |
Arecleoch Wind Farm is a 60 turbine wind farm in South Ayrshire, Scotland with a total capacity of 120 megawatts (MW), enough to power over 67,000 homes.[1] Construction started in 2009 and it was commissioned in June 2011.[1][2]
Incidents
In January and February 2016 there were two separate incidents of a turbine catching fire overnight while the site was unmanned due to faults in the mechanism housing. The turbines were destroyed and were disassembled and removed from site. Scottish Power reported to the Sunday Mail on 10 April 2016 they were investigating these incidents along with the manufacturer Gamesa. [3]
In December 2016 a third turbine caught fire during high winds while it was switched off for maintenance.[4] The turbine was left to burn itself out and was destroyed.
In October 2017 a fourth turbine caught fire and was also left to burn itself out and was destroyed.
See also
References
- 1 2 UK Operational Wind Farms – Renewable UK Accessed 27 September 2011
- ↑ Arecleoch Wind Farm – Renewables Map Accessed 27 September 2011
- ↑ "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2016-12-27.