Beinn Ghlas Wind Farm is situated amongst the hills of the Barguillean Estate near Taynuilt in Argyll.
Installed Capacity
8.4MW
No. of turbines
14
Turbine type
Bonus B44/600
Hub height
35m
Blade length
19.1m
Expected P50 energy yield
18.3GWh
Annual house-hold power equivalent
6,677 homes*
The site’s 14 turbines sit within a 300 hectare area of rough 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 – which is enough capacity to power 6,677 homes*.
Beinn Ghlas Wind Farm Repowering
Ventient Energy is exploring the potential for repowering Beinn Ghlas wind farm.
Repowering involves replacing older wind turbines with more powerful and efficient turbine models.
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 recent life extension application. Once the current turbines have reached the end of their operational life, Ventient would like to have the option to continue to operate a wind farm in this location.
Public exhibitions were held at Taynuilt Village Hall and North Connel Hall in January 2023 to present and discuss the potential repowering project with local communities.
The information presented at the public exhibitions can be accessed here: beinnghlasrepowering.co.uk
EXHIBITION FEEDBACK
Ventient would like to thank everyone who took the time to visit the public exhibitions. Feedback on queries raised at the exhibitions and on comment forms which were kindly completed can be found here: Beinn Ghlas Response to Public Exhibitions
NEXT STEPS
The feedback received at the public exhibitions, analysis of further survey work and the outcome of ongoing consultations will influence the final proposed number of turbines, their scale and layout. Ventient will continue to engage with the community councils and elected representatives in the area. Further public events will be organised at which the final proposed development will be shared, the details of which will be well publicised in advance. It is anticipated a planning application will be submitted during the second half of 2023.
FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information please contact Ventient Energy via windfarms@ventientenergy.com
Ventient encourages anyone with questions or comments to raise them using the email address: windfarms@ventientenergy.com
Comments should be made to Ventient Energy at this stage. Representations may also be submitted to the planning authority once a full planning application has been submitted.
*Based on the Installed Capacity x Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) "all wind" load factor expressed as a fraction of 1^ x number of hours in a year (8,760 hours) / Average Annual Domestic Electricity Consumption (MWh)^^
^BEIS's long-term average load factor for "all wind" (31.84%) expressed as a fraction of 1 (0.3184). Source for capacity factors is Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics (DUKES) published annually by BEIS.
^^Annual GB Average Domestic Consumption Values from BEIS (3,509kWh).
