Power plant · Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Skeabrae Wind Energy Project
Skeabrae Wind Energy Project is a cancelled power plant in Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 1.5 MW of capacity, operated by Skeabrae Renewables Ltd.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Orkney Islands (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | RAF Skeabrae, the redundant military aerodrome located west of Dounby in the West Mainland of Orkney | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 15 Aug 2012 (reference 12/599/TPP, planning authority Orkney Islands) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 3 Sept 2013 (withdrawn, reference 12/599/TPP, planning authority Orkney Islands) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Skeabrae Renewables Ltd (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 3 units (0.5 MW per unit) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 59.0653, -3.2652 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Withdrawn (planning authority Orkney Islands, reference 12/599/TPP)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Orkney Islands, reference 12/599/TPP)
How it compares
Skeabrae Wind Energy Project is the 1,211th-largest of 1,326 power plants in Scotland and the 5,114th-largest of 5,723 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.5 MW is <0.1% of the 136,106 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 | 1,211th of 1,326 | 40,645 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 5,114th of 5,723 | 136,106 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 11,667th of 12,705 | 1,210,931 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 31 grid connections (17 operating, 77.2 MW) and 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nisthill Windfarm grid connection | Grid connection | 26.4 MW | Planned | 7.9 km |
| Burgar Hill Primary | Substation | — | — | 8.8 km |
| Burgar Hill Repowering Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 30 MW | Planned | 9.9 km |
| Burgar Hill grid connection | Grid connection | 2.19 MW | Operating | 10 km |
| Stromness Primary | Substation | — | — | 10 km |
| North Hoy Primary | Substation | — | — | 18 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.