Operationalonshore · REPD 3120

Thorfinn Wind Farm - NM1500

Burgar Hill, Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland, Scotland

Capacity1.5 MW
Turbines1
Per turbine1.5 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
Burgar Hill, Orkney
Latitude
59.113109
Longitude
-3.143828
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Companies

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

Applicant or operatorVestas
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Planning

Planning authority, reference and recorded milestones.

Planning authority
Orkney Islands
Application reference
02/020/PPF
Application submitted
23 Oct 1998
Permission granted
22 Nov 1999

Project timeline

Became operational

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 updated5 Oct 2009
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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