Power plant · North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Burnside Farm Biomass Plant
Burnside Farm Biomass Plant is a cancelled power plant in North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 2.5 MW of capacity, operated by Border Biofuels.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | North Ayrshire (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Glen Cloy, Brodick, Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (abandoned) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 8 Oct 2001 (Town and Country Planning Act, issued by North Ayrshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 26 Jun 2001 (planning authority North Ayrshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 8 Oct 2001 (granted, planning authority North Ayrshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Border Biofuels | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Biomass (dedicated) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.5737, -5.1605 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Burnside Farm Biomass Plant is the 923rd-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 3,943rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2.5 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 923rd of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,943rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,997th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 25 grid connections (13 operating, 147 MW) and 23 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brodick Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Glenkiln Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 4 MW | Planned | 5.1 km |
| Whiting Bay Primary | Substation | — | — | 9.9 km |
| Machrie Primary | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| Beinn Turic 2 Windfarm grid connection | Grid connection | 14.3 MW | Operating | 21 km |
| CNOC Donn Arnicle Windfarm grid connection | Grid connection | 14.3 MW | Operating | 21 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.