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.
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
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.
West Calder
West Calder is a village in West Lothian, Scotland, located 4 miles west of Livingston. The village was an important centre for the oil shale economy in the 19th and 20th Centuries. West Calder has its own railway station. It is also has the most northerly centre of the Dogs Trust, closely followed...
in West Lothian
West Lothian
West Lothian is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It consists of 7 Vestas
Vestas
Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines. It is the largest in the world, but due to very rapid growth of its competitors, its market share decreased from 28% in 2007 to 12.5% in 2009...
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.
The wind farm is managed by Engineering Renewables Limited on behalf of Pates Hill Wind Energy Limited.
The West Lothian Council
West Lothian Council
West Lothian Council is one of 32 local authorities in Scotland and has 32 elected members Councillors who are elected every 4 years.The Council makes its decisions at its meetings, or those of its Committees and Sub-Committees....
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
Construction started in February 2009 and was completed on schedule in February 2010. Vestas
Vestas
Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines. It is the largest in the world, but due to very rapid growth of its competitors, its market share decreased from 28% in 2007 to 12.5% in 2009...
is the largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world, based in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. 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.