Electricity generation at the Boyndie windfarm on the old disused airfield near Banff Aberdeenshire.
Boyndie windfarm is located on a disused World War II airfield around 2km inland from the north coast of Aberdeenshire, between Portsoy and Banff. We’ve been monitoring the wind at Boyndie since January 2002 and it’s ideal for a windfarm. The land at the airfield is flat and well drained. Many of the airfield runways and access tracks are still intact, providing excellent access to the site. After carrying out extensive environmental assessment work we submitted our plans to Aberdeenshire Council in June 2003. Planning permission was granted in July 2004. The windfarm has seven turbines and represents a total investment of £15 million. When it’s operating fully it generates 14 MW of electricity. That’s enough clean, green energy to supply around 8,500 homes – roughly equal to all the homes in Banff, Whitehills, Portsoy and all the nearby rural areas. The wind farm is owned and operated by Boyndie Wind Energy Limited, part of Falck Renewables. The project was developed by RDC Scotland in association with West Coast Energy Limited. Construction began in Summer 2005 and the wind farm began generating electricity in April 2006.
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Location: Boyndie windfarm Banff Aberdeenshire Grampian Region Scotland
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
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