Dalswinton
Airtricity received full planning permission for the 30MW fifteen turbine Dalswinton wind farm in December 2006. Construction took place over 2007 and the wind farm became operational in March 2008.
The project is located approximately 10 miles north of Dumfries in Dumfries and Galloway.
| PROJECT DETAILS | |
| Owner | Airtricity |
| Developer | Airtricity |
| Location | Dalswinton, 10 miles north Dumfries, Scotland |
| Capacity | 30MW |
| Grid Connection | Connected via 17km underground connection to Scottish Power's Dumfries substation |
| TECHNOLOGY | |
| Turbine model | REpower MM82 |
| No. of turbines | 15 |
| Rotor diameter | 82m |
| Hub height | 80m |
| Blade rotation | 8rpm - 19rpm |
| CONSTRUCTION | |
| Contract | Three contracts : turbine supply (REpower); Balance of Plant (Carillion); grid connection (United Utilities). Aspects of the construction including fencing, dry stone work, plant hire, will be undertaken by locally based companies. |
| Duration | 10 months |
| No. of landowners | 1 |
| OUTPUT DETAILS | |
| No. of homes powered | approx 18,000 |
| CO2 savings | over 60,000 tonnes/yr |
| Equivalent cars off road | approx 14,000/yr |
