Beinn An Tuirc wind farm

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Other names: Amazon Wind Farm Scotland - Beinn an Tuirc 3 (Phase 3), Amazon Kintyre wind farm (Phase 3)

Beinn An Tuirc wind farm is an operating wind farm in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Beinn An Tuirc wind farm

Phase name	Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Type	Owner	Operator
1	Operating	2001	30 MW	Onshore	–	Scottish Power; Commission de Régulation de L'énergie (CRE)
2	Operating	2014	43.7 MW	Onshore	ScottishPower Renewables [100%]	ScottishPower Renewables
3	Construction	–	49.9 MW	Onshore	ScottishPower Renewables [100%]	–

Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Beinn An Tuirc wind farm

Phase Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
1	Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom	55.5732, -5.5874 (exact)
2	Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom	55.5732, -5.5874 (exact)
3	Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom	55.5457, -5.6115 (exact)

The map below shows the exact locations of the wind farm phases:

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