The wind farm commenced commercial operations in may 2009 with 215 turbines. Morocco has undertaken a vast wind energy program, to support the. Whitelee windfarm is situated on eaglesham moor in east renfrewshire. The size of whitelee forest means its a great place to explore by bike or horse. Whitelee has a rich and varied history, with an abundance of historical and cultural features still evident today. The wind farm is owned by scottishpower renewables, which is a subsidiary of iberdrola, one of the worlds largest developers of renewable energy.
Whitelee extension unitedkingdom wind farms online. Whitelee wind farm, the largest onshore wind power facility in europe, is located on eaglesham moor, near glasgow, scotland. Each turbine is 300ft tall from the ground to the centre of the hub. Whitelee windfarm extension phase 3 environmental planning.
A large wind farm has several hundred wind turbines, and covers an area of hundreds of square miles. In late 2018 the bbcs weather world program visited the farm on a record breaking day. Whitelee windfarm extension phase 3 is a proposed extension to the operational whitelee windfarm, located on land to the south of glasgow in the whitelee forest. Wind farm monitoring software is a software that allows people to see if the wind turbines are running well or are going to become broken. Wellmade construction tracks, a short section of asphalt and several horse and bikefriendly gates. Only ten miles and twenty minutes in the car gets you to the whitelee windfarm visitor centre. Located just 20 minutes from central glasgow is whitelee, the uks largest onshore windfarm. Whitelee is the largest onshore wind farm in the united kingdom. Situated on eaglesham moor, just twenty minutes from the centre of glasgow, whitelee is the uks largest onshore windfarm. Following the construction of the 91st turbine, whitelee windfarm near glasgow is now officially the largest operational onshore windfarm in europe. It comprises five turbines with a maximum blade tip height of 111 m to provide an installed capacity of up to 12 mw, together with associated infrastructure such as access tracks and electrical connections.
Location of whitelee wind farm on the scotland map. The rangers are part of the whitelee access project comprising the 3 local authorities east renfrewshire, south lanarkshire and east ayrshire, scottish power renewables, forestry and land scotland and community representatives. Windfarm worker falls to his death from turbine near glasgow. Whitelee countryside ranger service east renfrewshire. Whitelee wind farm, the largest onshore windpower facility in europe, is located on eaglesham moor, near glasgow, scotland. Sep 04, 2011 whitelee windfarm scotland biggest in europe quick look at a turbine duration. The whitelee windfarm visitor centre is a bright, cosy space thats the first of its kind in scotland. Whitelee extension unitedkingdom wind farms online access the wind power.
It is therefore no surprise that on a clear day the uks largest on land windfarm can be seen from the centre of glasgow by the mitchel library. It has 140 turbines which can generate 322 mw of electricity, enough to. Scottish power urges tougher climate change laws bbc news. Drawing on many years expertise gained in aerodynamics and wind farm developmentwindfarm enables you to analyse, design and optimise your proposed wind farm. About whitelee windfarm whitelee is the uks largest onshore windfarm, located on eaglesham moor just 20 minutes from central glasgow. Whitelee windfarm visitor centre is located around 16 miles from glasgow city centre.
Wind farms comprising propellertype units have been set up in hawaii, california, read more. For whitelee in the coming week the average daytime maximum temperature will be around 7c, with a high for the week of 10c expected on the afternoon of sunday 24th. Whitelee windfarm visitor centre, eaglesham industrial. Scottishpower renewables sites 215 turbines are capable of generating up to 539 megawatts of cleaner greener power. Whitelee windfarm eaglesham 2020 all you need to know. Wind turbine facts wind power uk business electricity prices. The construction and operation of whitelee wind farm extension phase 3 on land. Media in category whitelee wind farm the following 67 files are in this category, out of 67 total. It is the largest onshore wind farm in the united kingdom with 215 siemens and alstom wind turbines and a total capacity of 539 megawatts, with the average of 2. If you know of an event taking place at whitelee windfarm carrot entrance or anywhere else in east renfrewshire tell us about it and well list it on the website, for free.
Weather forecast for whitelee local scottish borders. Whitelee windfarm visitor centre building views across whitelee windfarm enjoy a refreshment and views of the windfarm from our cafe get involed with our free workshop activities explore nature walks in an unique setting at whitelee windfarm get handson in our renewable energy exhibit room theres mountain bike trails and kms of tracks. Wind energy software for the optimisation, analysis and design of wind farms. The ecdu explained why it considered that this was in fact a further extension to wlwf.
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same area. Whitelee extension phase 3 pli report winds of justice. Its 140 turbines meet more than 2 percent of scotlands power demand. Whitelee windfarm extension phase 3 is referred to in this nts and in the es as the proposed development. From ardochrig there are number of routes that are mainly flat, with few slopes. Whitelee windfarm carrot entrance, eaglesham whats on east. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundred wind turbines covering an extensive area.
As we write early 2010, whitelee wind farm south of glasgow is the uks largest wind power generation installation, and there is more capacity planned for it. The road laid for transportation of the project has become a popular cycling, walking and horse riding path. It kicked off with 5,000 people visiting whitelee wind farm, east renfrewshire, last sunday for a family fun day, and included visits to westminster. May 28, 2009 the first wind farm was set up in november 1991. Welcome to the whitelee windfarm website, dedicated to information about whitelee, including directions, visitor details and lots of education. It generates 539mw of electricity, sufficient to supply for 330,000 scottish homes. Its official whitelee windfarm now the largest in europe. The largest onshore wind farm in europe, whitelee in scotland, faced opposition. Jason aldenbloomberg world to install over one trillion watts of clean energy by 2023 jeremy hodges. Mar 04, 2020 whitelee unitedkingdom wind farms online access the wind power. Whitelee unitedkingdom wind farms online access the. The largest onshore wind farm is in whitelee, scotland with 215 siemens wind turbines and.
The radar at edinburgh airport was considered, but line of sight analysis. Top 10 things you didnt know about wind power department of. Located near eaglesham in east renfrewshire, it has a total capacity of 539 megawatts. The first page is a depiction of the wider countryside to the southeast of whitelee. Todays wind turbines are much more complicated machines than the traditional prairie windmill.
Its official whitelee windfarm now the largest in europe 27 november 2008. Open was responsible for undertaking the layout design and lvia for the development. The mean minimum temperature will be 2c, dipping to its lowest on the evening of sunday 1st at 2c. Whitelee windfarm visitor centre, eaglesham, united kingdom. Whitelee also has a network of singletrack mountain biking trails located a short distance from whitelee visitor centre. A wind farm is a cluster of wind turbines up to several hundred erected in areas where there is a nearly steady prevalent wind. A wind farm or wind park, also called a wind power station or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. Other functions of monitoring software is reporting, analysis of measurement data power curve and tools for monitoring of environmental constraints bat control, etc. Located on eaglesham moor, 15km from glasgow, scotland, it initially had 140 turbines generating 322mw of electricity, sufficient to power 200,000 homes. Wind turbine radar interference project whitelee wind farm. Custom software was modified and an area of over 25 000 km was analysed using. Head south to get straight into the forest, or north to discover a wetland area where dragonflies dart over the water in summer.
The works included a large area of forest clearance, 90km of unsurfaced access roads 66 per cent floating and 140 turbine bases and hardstandings, together with 986km of power, fibre optic and earthing cables. Whitelee wind farm generates 322mw of energy, enough to meet the needs of 180,000 homes. The main visitor centre is located in east renfrewshire, but the majority of turbines are located in east ayrshire and south lanarkshire. The map document has 3 pages and shows the area surrounding whitelee windfarm. Privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers statistics cookie statement mobile view. May 20, 2009 europes largest onshore wind farm is to be expanded further, scottish first minister alex salmond has announced. The six biggest wind farms in scotland right now business. An aerial view of whitelee wind farm, the largest onshore wind farm in the uk and.
From his office in glasgow he drove us 20 miles to scottish powers whitelee wind farm, which produces much of the green electricity for the car. In march 2004 there were 1,043 wind turbines in operation at 84 sites around the uk, providing 649. Located near eaglesham just outside glasgow, whitelee windfarm is the uks largest onshore windfarm. Wind turbines operate at whitelee wind farm on eaglesham moor, near glasgow, scotland, photographer. The windfarm can be accessed at all times and not just during visitor centre opening hours.
A visitor centre and good car parking makes this an easy circular route around europes largest onshore windfarm. Whitelee is the largest onshore wind farm in europe. Whitelee wind farm is a windfarm on the eaglesham moor in scotland. The whitelee wind farm project, scotland power technology. The grants committee agreed that where part of a settlement is within the 10km boundary of. World to install over one trillion watts of clean energy by 2023. Aerial video whitelee wind farm, glasgow, scotland duration. Many of the biggest onshore wind farms are in the usa.
For something as modern and clever as a windfarm on the doorstep. Windfarm worker plunges to his death from turbine near glasgow just weeks after tragedy at ayrshire facility. Whitelee was developed and is operated by scottishpower renewables, which is part of the spanish company iberdrola. Its 215 turbines generate up to 539 megawatts of electricity, enough to power just under 300,000 homes. Mr salmond was speaking as he officially switched on the 140turbine whitelee wind farm on eaglesham moor in east renfrewshire. Renewable energy fund criteria whitelee windfarm eligible areas projects within the 10km radius of whitelee windfarm, that fall within the east ayrshire boundary and meet the undernoted criteria, are eligible for support from this fund. Jun 05, 2017 a view of turbines at whitelee, the uks largest onshore wind farm. The wind farm, developed and operated by scottish power renewables spr, consists of 215 turbines, generating up to 539mw of electricity. The windfarm offers a unique and varied setting for many recreational activities and outdoor pursuits including walking, running, cycling and horse riding. Welcome windfarmis the most powerful and flexible commercially available system of its type and is an essential tool for your wind farm development. A documentary type video i made for a 4th grade class in america about whitelee wind farm here in east ayrshire. It is also home to the unique whitelee windfarm visitor centre, offering a handson interactive experience for all, bringing renewable energy to life. Not only the biggest in scotland, whitelee is the uks largest onshore wind farm with 215 siemens and alstom turbines.
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