Kilgallioch
Kilgallioch Wind Farm is a 96 turbine wind farm in South Ayrshire, Scotland with a total capacity of up to 239 megawatts (MW). [1] Consent granted by the Scottish Government in February 2013 with construction starting in 2015 and completed in 2017.
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Location of Kilgallioch Wind Farm in Scotland | |
| Country | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Location | South Ayrshire |
| Coordinates | 55°03′00″N 04°45′55″W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2015 |
| Owner(s) | ScottishPower Renewables |
| Operator(s) | Scottish Power |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 96 X 2.5 MW |
| Make and model | Gamesa: G90 and G114 |
| Nameplate capacity | 239 MW |
Incidents
On 13 January 2017 a turbine under construction catastrophically collapsed during a storm.[2][3]
On 15 March 2017 Portuguese construction worker António João Linares, who was working for turbine manufacturer Gamesa, was killed when he fell 8 metres within a tower.[4][5]
References
- "Kilgallioch Windfarm - ScottishPower Renewables". www.scottishpowerrenewables.com. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- Houston, Stephen (2017-01-29). "Panic as giant 480ft wind turbine collapses". dailyrecord. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- "Kilgallioch wind farm turbine incident under investigation". BBC News. 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- "Português morre em queda de 150 metros na Escócia". Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- "Worker dies in Kilgallioch wind farm accident". BBC News. 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
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