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WIND Β· OPERATIONAL

Twinshiels

Twinshiels is a 25 MW onshore wind farm in Scotland, operated by Eneco Wind UK. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • Onshore
  • Scotland
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningAug 2011 (completed)
  2. ConsentedSep 2012 (completed)
  3. ConstructionMay 2013 (completed)
  4. OperatingJun 2014 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Planning dates from the Renewable Energy Planning Database; operating status from DUKES table 5.11.

Key facts

Installed capacity
25 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Wind Β· Onshore
Operator
Eneco Wind UK
Region
Scotland
Country
Scotland
Grid connection (DUKES)
HV
Combined heat & power
No
Coordinates
56.8364, -2.3957

Location

Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.

How Twinshiels compares

196th of 488largest wind farms in the UK register
121st of 199in Scotland
0.08%of listed UK wind farms capacity
β‰ˆ 57 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 26% of the maximum possible output), a 25 MW station would generate roughly 57 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 21,090 homes at 2,700 kWh each. This is an illustrative estimate, not the station's metered output: real generation varies with weather, availability and grid constraints.

Wind farms turn the kinetic energy of the wind into electricity with turbines. Output varies with wind speed. Offshore sites usually see stronger, steadier winds than onshore sites and so generate more per MW of capacity.

All UK wind farms Wind farms in Scotland All run by Eneco Wind UK

Nearby generating sites

Also operated by Eneco Wind UK

Eneco Wind UK operates 6 sites in the register. Largest first:

Planning history

From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.

Planning status
Operational
Site name in planning record
Easter Tulloch Wind Farm (Tullo Extension)
Developer / operator
N R Gammie Partnership
Planning authority
Aberdeenshire
Planning reference
APP/2011/2603
Application submitted
9 August 2011
Permission granted
21 September 2012
Construction started
1 May 2013
Began operating
30 June 2014
Capacity in planning record
25 MW
Address
Land to North of Tullo Farm Laurencekirk, Grampian
REPD reference
4365

Source

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom β€” operational at end of May 2025. Capacity is installed capacity as published, not current output. Status reflects the source date, not live operation.
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Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026

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