Limekiln Wind Farm turbine layout. Published for the purpose of identification only and although believed to be correct accuracy is not guaranteed.
The site is located on the Limekiln Estate, just south of Reay, Caithness in the Highlands of Scotland. The site is approximately 11km² and the land has been being used as a commercial forestry plantation.
The wind farm:
- consists of 24 state-of-the-art Vestas V136-4.5 wind turbines, each with an installed generating capacity of 4.5MW and measuring 149.9m to the tip of the blade when it is in a vertical position
- is expected to generate sufficient green electricity to meet the demands of approximately 100,000 average UK households each year of operation, expected to be 40 years*
- is expected to replace the emissions of approximately 62,500 tonnes of CO2 each year
You can find further details, including the decision documents here.
* Source: Renewable UK. These calculations take the variable output of wind power into consideration.
Limekiln Wind Farm during construction