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Thorfinn Wind Farm - NM1500
Thorfinn Wind Farm - NM1500 is operational in Orkney Islands with a recorded capacity of 1.5 MW, and has been generating since 2000-04-01.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 1998-10-23 |
| Permission granted | 1999-11-22 13 months after submission |
| Operational | 2000-04-01 4 months after consent |
Orkney Islands’s record on onshore wind
Orkney Islands has decided 28 onshore wind schemes and approved 93%, taking a median of 6.2 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Orkney Islands →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Thorfinn Wind Farm - NM2000 Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.3 | 0.5 km |
Burgar Hill Wind Onshore · Operational | 5 | 0.6 km |
Burgar Hill (land Near), Evie Wind Onshore · Operational | 2.3 | 0.6 km |
Hammar's Hill Wind Onshore · Operational | 4.3 | 4.5 km |
How big is Thorfinn Wind Farm - NM1500?
Thorfinn Wind Farm - NM1500 has a recorded installed capacity of 1.5 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Thorfinn Wind Farm - NM1500?
REPD records the operator as Vestas. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Thorfinn Wind Farm - NM1500 approved and built?
The application was submitted on 1998-10-23. Permission was granted on 1999-11-22, 13 months later. The site became operational on 2000-04-01, 4 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 3120.
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