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Pates Hill Wind Farm

Pates Hill Wind Farm

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Pates Hill Wind Farm is located near the village of West Calder in West Lothian, Scotland. It consists of 7 Vestas V-80 wind turbines, measuring 107 metres to the blade tip. It became operational in February 2010 and is expected to generate electricity equivalent to the needs of approximately 8,000 households annually.

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The wind farm is managed by Engineering Renewables Limited on behalf of Pates Hill Wind Energy Limited.

The West Lothian Council granted planning permission in June 2007 for a 25-year period. The balance of plant contract for the civil and electrical works was awarded to Lagan Construction Limited. Windhoist were contracted to erect the turbines[1]

Construction started in February 2009 and was completed on schedule in February 2010. Vestas is the largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world, based in Denmark. Each turbine is 2 MW, giving the wind farm total installed capacity of 14 MW.

The wind farm will contribute £70,000 each year to the local community for energy efficiency initiatives over the 25 years, totaling £1.75 million.

Pates Hill Wind Farm, January 2010

References

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    Windhoist website[permanent dead link]
  • "Pates Hill Wind Farm". Your Energy. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010.
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