2013
NG3544 : Edinbane windfarm power station
taken 12 years ago, 5 km NE of Ose, Isle of Skye, Scotland
This is 1 of 2 images, with title Edinbane windfarm power station in this square
Edinbane windfarm power station
The OS map describes this building as a power station. It stands below the 18 wind turbines which comprise the Edinbane windfarm.
Edinbane windfarm 2013
The Edinbane wind farm was officially opened on Thursday 1st July 2010 by Conservative MP David Mundell, Under-Secretary for State for Scotland. It is owned by Vattenfall Wind Power - a Dutch company. The windfarm comprises 18 Enercon 2.3 MW wind turbines, with a maximum turbine height of 99.5 metres. The turbine towers are 67 metres (215 feet) high, blade diameter 66 metres (216 feet). The windfarm produces enough electricity to power over 22,000 homes.
The main access to the site is from the A863 in NG3042 with a light vehicle access from Upper Edinbane in NG3550. The wind farm buildings and turbines are in NG3447, NG3544, NG3545, NG3546, NG3547, and NG3548.
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- Grid Square
- NG3544, 11 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Richard Dorrell (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 13 April, 2013 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 16 April, 2013
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NG 350 441 [100m precision]
WGS84: 57:24.6089N 6:24.8370W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
- View Direction
- South-southwest (about 202 degrees)