Operationalonshore · REPD 4679

Forss Wind Farm (Extension)

Ex Navy Base Forss, Dounreay Thurso Caithness, Highland, Scotland, Scotland

Capacity5.2 MW
Turbines4
Per turbine1.3 MW
Max heightNot recorded
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Project overview

Core identity and development data from the current public snapshot.

Development status
Operational
Technology
Onshore wind
Country
Scotland
Region
Scotland
Site address
Ex Navy Base Forss, Dounreay Thurso Caithness
Latitude
58.602359
Longitude
-3.688136
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Companies

The source field combines operator and applicant roles; further entity resolution is planned.

Applicant or operatorRenewable Energy Systems (RES)
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Planning

Planning authority, reference and recorded milestones.

Planning authority
Highland
Application reference
01/00380/FULCA
Application submitted
5 Jan 2005
Permission granted
16 Oct 2006

Project timeline

Became operational

Construction commenced

Planning permission granted

Planning application submitted

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Generation & performance

Measured values will only appear after the project-to-BM-unit match is reviewed.

Measured generation unavailable

This project has not yet been linked to a verified Elexon BM unit. We do not estimate generation or capacity factor in the beta.

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Sources & provenance

Trace every published field back to its current evidence.

Primary sourceRenewable Energy Planning Database

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · July 2026

Record updated10 May 2016
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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