Nadara in the UK

A'Chruach Wind Farm is located in Kilmichael Forest which is around four kilometres west of Minard in Argyll. The site's 21 turbines are spectacularly set in the rugged Highland terrain, towering over the managed pine forest and looking north towards Loch Glashan. Construction work began in November 2014 and was completed in March 2016. As well as building the turbines, the project required the completion of over 13.5km of access tracks, built with locally sourced rock. The concrete for the turbine bases was also produced on site to limit environmental impact. The wind farm began full production in March 2016.

Ardrossan Wind Farm is an impressive sight, sitting high above the town of Ardrossan on the Ayrshire coast and is noted for its very favourable wind resources. Ardrossan comprises 15 wind turbines each rated at 2MW with an overall site capacity of 30MW. 12 wind turbines began commercial operations in August 2004 and the wind farm was extended with the addition of three further turbines in 2009.

North Ayrshire council have approved two planning applications to extend operations at Ardrossan by an additional 10 years.

The Auchrobert wind farm is located 15 miles south of Glasgow and 3.5 miles south-east of Strathaven and has been operational since 2017. Funding from Auchrobert is administered by Foundation Scotland and South Lanarkshire Renewable Energy Fund.

The Assel Valley wind farm consists of 10 turbines and is located 5 kilometres from Girvan, South Ayrshire. It has been operational since 2017. Funding from Assel Valley is administered by Foundation Scotland.

Ben Aketil Wind Farm is 11 miles west of the town of Portree on the Isle of Skye and has been operational since 2008. Funding from Ben Aketil is administered by the Dunvegan Trust and benefits community organisations in the local area.

Bears Down Wind Farm is located in Cornwall approximately 1.5km south east of the village of St Eval. The wind farm opened in September 2001 and straddles the boundary of North Cornwall and Restormel District Councils with the turbines occupying the area from Denzell Downs in the south to Bears Downs reservoir in the north. The eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mawgan in Pydar parish limits. Its 16 turbines are rated at 600kW and have the capacity to generate 9.6MW of power.

Beinn Ghlas Wind Farm is situated amongst the hills of the Barguillean Estate near Taynuilt in Argyll. The site‘s 14 turbines sit within an area of grazing land and began commercial operations in May 1999. The 14 Siemens Bonus turbines are rated at 600kW giving the wind farm an installed capacity of 8.4MW.

The current operational wind farm has the potential to operate safely and efficiently for significantly longer than was originally intended, as set out in the life extension application which was consented in 2022.

Nadara has now submitted a planning application to replace the existing wind turbines at Beinn Ghlas with more modern, higher producing machines. The planning application has been validated by Argyll and Bute Council, planning reference 25/01240/PP.

For further information please follow the link below to visit the Beinn Ghlas Wind Farm website.

Nadara is developing the 1.8GW Bellrock floating offshore wind farm located off the coast of Aberdeen as part of the ScotWind offshore wind leasing round.

Situated close to Crow Edge near the town of Penistone in South Yorkshire, Blackstone Edge Wind Farm became fully operational in March 2013. Its three turbines have an installed capacity of 7.5MW and they're located on land that's currently used for pastoral farming, although the local area was historically associated with coal and clay mining. With a summit peaking at 349m, Blackstone Edge is ideally situated to capture the winds that blow across the Pennines, and the three turbines generate enough electricity to power an estimated 6,188 homes. Construction at Blackstone Edge Wind Farm began in July 2012 and the development took nine months to complete.

The Boyndie wind farm is located on a former World War II airfield just over a mile inland from the north coast of Aberdeenshire, between Portsoy and Banff and has been operational since 2006. Funding from Boyndie is administered by Whitehills and District Community Council and benefits community organisations in the local area.

Nadara is developing the 900MW Broadshore floating offshore wind farm located north of Fraserburgh as part of the ScotWind offshore wind leasing round.

Bryn Titli Wind Farm is sited on a plateau just to the north of a Site of Special Scientific Interest between Rhayader and Llangurig, Powys. This was a major factor in the environmental assessment of the project and care was taken in the planning phase to avoid areas of ecological interest and to minimise the effects on the local environment. The wind farm has proven to be in an excellent location for renewable energy generation and continues to operate well and planning was therefore submitted to extend its operational life until 2027 with a further 12 months to allow decommissioning and restoration of the site until June 2028.

Causeymire Wind Farm is the most northerly site in Nadara's UK portfolio, located 15 miles west-northwest of the town of Wick next to the A9 main road on the way to Thurso. The wind farm is situated on Dale Moss, a large area of peatland commanding views across the wilderness of the Flow Country to Morven, the highest point in Caithness. The land below the turbines is also used for grazing cattle. Its 21 turbines are rated at 2.3MW and the site has an installed capacity of 48.3MW, generating enough energy to power 39,853 homes.

Cefn Croes Wind Farm consists of 39 turbines and is located near Devils Bridge, 15km east of Aberystwyth, Wales. It has been operational since 2005. Funding from Cefn Croes is administered by the Cefn Croes Wind Farm Community Trust.

Dalswinton Wind Farm is around nine miles north of the town of Dumfries near the village of Dalswinton, Scotland. The wind farm comprises 15 wind turbines each rated at 2MW with an overall site capacity of 30MW, and has been operational since June 2008.

Dumfries and Galloway Council have approved a planning application to extend the planning consent for Dalswinton Wind Farm by an additional 10 years.

Earlsburn Wind Farm consists of 15 turbines and is located in the Gargunnock Hills to the southwest of Stirling. It has been operational since 2007. Funding from Earlsburn is administered by Foundation Scotland and benefits organisations in the local area.

Naturalis Energy Development Ltd, a joint venture between Nadara and Reg Power Management Ltd are experienced renewable energy developers and have been undertaking studies for a windfarm located approximately 2.2 km (4 km to the centre of the Site) due south of the village of Gargunnock, Stirling. The project would form an extension to the existing Earlsburn Wind Farm.

Farr Wind Farm is around 8 miles south of the city of Inverness and has enough capacity to power 20% of the homes in the Highlands. The current planning consent will expire in December 2030. As a result of assessment work which has been undertaken in relation to Nadara's fleet of operational wind turbines and their ability to operate for longer than was originally envisaged, there is an opportunity for Farr Wind Farm to continue to generate clean electricity beyond the current consent expiry date.

Ffynnon Oer Wind Farm is located between the Afan and Neath Valleys in South Wales, approximately 10km east of the town of Neath, in the County of Mid Glamorgan. The 16 turbines are situated on a hill top site which is around 400m above sea level.

Nadara has submitted a planning application to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council seeking planning permission to extend the operational life of the Ffynnon Oer Wind Farm for an additional 10 years. No changes are proposed to the wind farm infrastructure. The application is purely to seek consent to operate the current wind farm for a longer period of time.

Galawhistle Wind Farm is located on rough grazing land 4km west of the village of Douglas in South Lanarkshire. The wind farm comprises 22 wind turbines each rated at 3MW with an overall site capacity of 66MW, and has been operational since March 2017.

South Lanarkshire and East Ayrshire Council have approved a planning application to extend the planning consent for Galawhistle Wind Farm by an additional 10 years.

Glenkerie Wind Farm is located approximately 5km northwest of Tweedsmuir near the town of Biggar in the Scottish Borders. The wind farm comprises 11 wind turbines each rated at 2MW with an overall site capacity of 22MW, and has been operational since February 2012.

Scottish Borders Council have approved a planning application to extend the planning consent for Glenkerie Wind Farm by an additional 10 years.

The site is ideally located for access to the local electricity grid network, being only 3km from the nearest substation at Upper Boat, Treforest.
Electricity generated will enter the National Grid transmission network and be transported across Wales.

Gordonstown Hill Wind Farm is located near the village of Auchterless in Aberdeenshire which has been settled since prehistoric times. Although there are many signs of human habitation in the area, including standing stones, extensive tests during construction revealed no features, deposits or artefacts of archaeological significance. The villages of Fyvie and Rothienorman are also nearby and the wind farm is located on arable farmland. Construction at the site began in July 2012 and commercial operations started in March 2013. Gordonstown Hill's five turbines are rated at 2.5MW and the site has an installed capacity of 12.5MW

Hill of Fiddes Wind Farm is situated on arable farmland near the Aberdeenshire villages of Ellon, Pitmeddon and Foveran. Commercial operations at the site began in February 2010 and the wind farm was taken into the Nadara portfolio in May 2012. The wind farm has three turbines, each rated at 2.3MW giving Hill of Fiddes an installed capacity of 6.9MW and the ability to generate enough energy to power 5,693 homes.

Kilbraur Wind Farm is situated around six miles north-west of Golspie, Sutherland and has been operational since 2009. Funding from Kilbraur is administered by the Kilbaur Windfarm Community Benefit Trust and benefits organisations in the local area.

Kingsburn Wind Farm is situated in the Gargunnock Hills 12 miles southwest of Stirling and has been operational since 2016. Funding from Kingsburn is administered by Foundation Scotland and benefits organisations in the local area.

Kirkby Moor Wind Farm has been operating since 1993 and planning was successful for extending its operational life until 2027.

Naturalis Energy Developments Ltd has developed proposals for a wind farm with the potential for solar and battery storage on site, on the southern edge of the North Kyle forest between Patna and Rankinston. The proposed site for Knockkippen wind farm, overlooks several former opencast mines.

Between 1849 and 1965 there were around 52 ironstone and coal mines in the Patna area and mining was the mainstay of the local economy but subsequent pit closures have adversely impacted on local employment and economy.

This renewable energy project will help the local – and Scottish economy – to meet its zero carbon target by 2045, generating clean, green energy from nature.

Lambrigg Wind Farm can be seen from Junction 37 of the M6, adjacent to Lambrigg Fell, a grassy moorland just outside of Kendal in Cumbria. The wind farm comprises five wind turbines each rated at 1.3MW with an overall site capacity of 6.5MW. It has been operational since September 2000.

South Lakeland District Council approved a planning application to extend consent for Lambrigg Wind Farm by an additional 10 years.

Lissett is a long-established village in the Holderness area of Yorkshire's East Riding. Mentioned in the Domesday Book, the village has an interesting recent history as it was home to the Royal Air Force's 158 Squadron during the Second World War. During a two-year period towards the end of the war, 158 Squadron's Halifax Bombers completed 250 missions, suffering the loss of 144 aircraft and 851 airmen. A memorial sculpture featuring seven airmen was erected on the base and is dedicated to the memory of those lost during the war. The 12 wind turbines on the site are also named in commemoration of the site's wartime past with eleven turbines named after aircraft that flew from the airfield and the twelfth to commemorate the six airmen who perished on July 2nd, 1943 due to an explosion in the bomb dump. Today, the village has a population of around 240 and its tranquil former airfield is home to 12 turbines, each rated at 2.5MW, giving the site an installed capacity of 30MW able to generate enough energy to power 24,754 homes.

Llyn Alaw (which means Lily Lake in English) is a reservoir near the town of Amlwch on the island of Anglesey. The reservoir was created by the flooding of marshlands in 1966 and it supplies 35 million litres of water a day to the northern half of the island. Llyn Alaw Wind Farm is situated to the north of the small village of Llanbabo which is close to the reservoir's eastern shore. Construction work on Llyn Alaw Wind Farm began in 1996 and it opened in October 1997. The site has 34 turbines rated at 600kW, giving the wind farm an installed capacity of 20.4MW and the ability to generate enough energy to power 16,832 homes.

If you're ever driving between junctions 20 and 21 on the south bound side of the M1, you'll most likely spot the four most amusingly named wind turbines in England. Before it opened in November 2011, Low Spinney Wind Farm's turbines were named by school children from Gilmorton. Acquired in May 2012, the four turbines are rated at just over 2MW, giving the site an installed capacity of 8.2MW with the ability to generate enough energy to power 6,766 homes.

Millennium Wind Farm is situated six miles west of Fort Augustus and has been operational since 2009. Funding from Millennium is administered by Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston Community Company and the Glengarry Trust.

As it becomes vital to combat climate change by producing more electricity from renewable sources, allowing fossil fuels to be phased out, we are proposing to extend the existing Millennium Wind Farm west of Fort Augustus and north of Invergarry.
Our proposal is for up to eight wind turbines to the east of the existing wind farm with an installed capacity of around 56 MW

Minsca Wind Farm is situated near the village of Bankshill, east of Lockerbie in Dumfries and Galloway. Minsca comprises 16 wind turbines each rated at 2.3MW, with an overall site capacity of 36.8MW.

Dumfries and Galloway Council have approved a planning application to extend the planning consent for Minsca Wind Farm by an additional 10 years.

Mynydd Clogau Wind Farm is situated on working farmland near the village of Adfa which is around 10 miles north of the market town of Newton and 14 miles east of Welshpool. The wind farm is set amongst delightful mid-Wales countryside which is popular with ramblers and mountain bikers. Mynydd Clogau commenced operations in January 2006 after 10 months of construction and became part of the Nadara portfolio in 2018. Its 17 turbines have an installed rating of 850kW, giving the site a capacity of 14.45MW with the ability to generate enough energy to power 11,923 homes.

Mynydd Fforch-Dwm Wind Farm is a proposal by Naturalis Energy to provide clean, carbon-free energy to homes and businesses across South Wales, with a new renewable energy park near to the village of Tonmawr in Neath Port Talbot.

Naturalis is a joint venture between Nadara and REG Windpower, two leading renewable energy companies powering millions of homes across the UK and Europe.

Mynydd Gorddu Wind Farm can be found in the county of Ceredigion, approximately 3km south east of the village of Tal-y-bont which itself is midway between the towns of Aberystwyth and Machynlleth. Historically, Tal-y-bont has close associations with lead and silver mining and with the woollen mills that once dominated the local economy. Work on the construction of the wind farm began in the winter of 1997 and it was completed in the spring of 1998. Mynydd Gorddu Wind Farm has one of the most consistent outputs in the country. Its 19 turbines are of two different types, rated at 550kW and 600kW respectively. They have the capacity to generate 10.8MW of power, enough to supply 8,911 homes with electricity.

Where once there was open-cast mining for energy of a different kind, the North Steads Wind Farm generates enough power to run 15,223 homes. The wind farm is located on land that was part of the East Chevington (Maidens Hall/Steadsburn) opencast coal mine, which ceased operations in 1991. It was then restored to forestry and farmland in 2000 with work on the turbines beginning in August 2015. Six of the nine turbines are located within the forested area, with the remaining three in arable fields to the south. The project is also a close neighbour to the four-turbine 8.2MW Sisters Wind Farm which is also owned by Nadara. Acquired in 2015, North Steads' nine turbines are rated at just over 2MW, giving the site an installed capacity of 18.45MW.

Novar Wind Farm sits in a picturesque Highland location approximately 5.5 miles west of Alness. From its elevated position on an extensive Easter Ross shooting estate it enjoys commanding views of the Cromarty Firth and Ben Wyvis. As well as being steeped in the history of Scotland's Highland clans, the area is well known for its contribution to Highland employment with a number of light and heavy industries based locally. The yards at Invergordon and Nigg play a significant role in offshore development in the oil and gas sectors and, more recently, have been heavily involved in fabrication for renewables including offshore wind farms. Novar was built in 1997 and its 34 turbines are rated at 500kW giving the site has an installed capacity of 17MW, generating enough energy to power 14,027 homes.

Nutberry Wind Farm is located near Nutberry Hill, four miles west of Coalburn in South Lanarkshire and has been operational since 2013. Funding from Nutberry is administered by South Lanarkshire Renewable Energy Fund.

Rheidol Wind Farm is located south of the A44 in Llywernog, Mid Wales, approximately 15km east of Aberystwyth. The wind farm opened in January 1997 and has an installed capacity of 2.4MW. Rheidol has a strong operational track record and its eight turbines are rated at 300kW each.

Following 15 months of construction, the five turbines at Seamer Wind Farm opened for business in November 2012. The wind farm's turbines are situated on land owned by three neighbouring farms located between the villages of Seamer and Hilton. Hilton is in the civil parish of the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and has an estimated population of around 400 while Seamer is in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, with an estimated population of 566. Despite their proximity to Teesside, the villages have a real rural feel, and there are a number of well-used public footpaths in the surrounding area. Seamer's turbines are rated at just over 2MW, giving the site an installed capacity of 10.25MW with the ability to generate enough energy to power 8,457 homes.

Sisters is a near neighbour to Nadara's North Steads Wind Farm and is located on the site of a restored former opencast coal mine near Widdrington Village in Northumberland. Widdrington, which is nearly six miles north east of Morpeth, has an interesting history dating back to the Norman era with a Grade 1 listed church and a ruined 18th century castle. The wind farm's turbines are rated at just over 2MW, giving the site an installed capacity of 8.2MW with the ability to generate enough energy to power 6,766 homes.

Spaldington Airfield Wind Farm consists of five turbines and is located approximately 13km north of Goole, South Yorkshire. It has been operational since 2016. Funding from Spaldington is provided by the Spaldington Wind Farm Community Fund administered by East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

Nadara, Orsted and Blue Float Energy have joined forces to develop the Stromar floating offshore wind farm off the coast of Caithness as part of the ScotWind leasing round.

Taff Ely Wind Farm is one of the first generation of wind farms to be built in the UK. It's located near Bridgend in South Wales, approximately two kilometres south of the village of Black Mill and three kilometres west of Tonyrefail. It was constructed in 1993 using turbines manufactured by Nordtank Energy AS. Taff Ely's 20 turbines are rated at 450kW, giving the site an installed capacity of 9MW.

Tedder Hill Wind Farm is situated on farmland between the charming villages of Roos and Rimswell in the south of East Riding in Yorkshire. Construction commenced in October 2012 and the turbines began commercial operations in July 2013. The wind farm, whose three wind turbines have a maximum tip height of 111m from the turbine base to the blade tip, became part of the4 Nadara portfolio in 2018. The turbines are rated at 2.5MW, giving the site an installed capacity of 7.5MW with the ability to generate enough energy to power 6,188 homes.

Tow Law Wind Farm is situated close to the former mining village of the same name in County Durham, which is famously mentioned in the first line of the Mark Knopfler song, 'Hill Farmer's Blues'. The wind farm is just one mile north east of the town centre on the B6301 and is built on an area of open cast land that has been restored to a mix of heathland and agriculture. Tow Law's three turbines, which came into service in December 2001, are rated at 770kW, giving the site an installed capacity of 2.31MW with the ability to generate enough energy to power 1,906 homes.

Trysglwyn Wind Farm is situated on farmland that's used for grazing sheep and cattle as well as for arable purposes. The wind farm is accessed via an unclassified road that connects it with the village of Rhosboyl in Anglesey. Rhosboyl (with a population of around 1,100) is about 2.5 miles from the town of Amlwch which was the second largest town in Wales in the late 18th century thanks to the nearby copper mine at Parys Mountain. Construction work on Trysglwyn Wind Farm began in 1996, taking around a year to complete. Its 14 turbines are rated at 400kW, giving the site an installed capacity of 5.6MW with the ability to generate enough energy to power 4,621 homes.

The West Browncastle site consists of 12 turbines located 9km west of Strathaven, South Lanarkshire and has been operational since 2014. Funding from West Browncastle is administered by South Lanarkshire Renewable Energy Fund.

Westfield Wind Farm is located at the former Westfield opencast coal mine which closed in 1998. The site was previously one of the largest opencast mines in the UK and was earmarked for an ambitious redevelopment. Westfield lies approximately 3.6km west south west of Glenrothes and 13.4km north east of Dunfermline. Construction of the wind farm was completed in April 2013. It is administered from a control building located within the site boundaryand its four turbines are rated at 2.5MW giving the site has an installed capacity of 10MW, generating enough energy to power 8,251 homes.

Wingates Wind Farm is situated on land that's currently a mix of rough grazing and young, deciduous forest approximately 6km west of Longhorsley in Northumberland and accessed from the U4051. Wingates' six turbines came into service in March 2013 and are rated at 2.5MW, giving the site an installed capacity of 15MW.