Aikengall II
Current Status
Aikengall II Community Wind Farm became operational in November 2017.
Project Progress
Aikengall II Community Wind Farm was given planning consent by the Scottish Government in March 2013. The wind farm has an installed capacity of 60.8MW to generate clean, green electricity.
Site Location
Aikengall II Community Wind Farm is located in East Lothian, 6 km south of Innerwick and 11 km south east of Dunbar. The wind farm forms an extension of Community Windpower’s operational Aikengall Community Wind Farm.
Wind Farm Layout
Aikengall II Community Wind Farm comprises of 19 Siemens Direct Drive wind turbines. These wind turbines have a tip height of 145 metres and a generating capacity of 3.2MW.
Environmental Benefits
Aikengall II Community Wind Farm will generate enough electricity to power approximately 40,000 homes and will displace around 68,700 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide per annum.
Economic Benefits
Aikengall II Community Wind Farm will provide annual community benefit funding equivalent to £5,000 per MW of installed capacity for the planning permission of the wind farm. Based on an installed capacity of 60.8MW, this equates to £304,000 per annum, totalling around £7.6 million during the 25 year operational period, for the local host communities.
