Power plant · Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Work Farm, Work Road - Wind Turbines
Work Farm, Work Road - Wind Turbines is a cancelled wind power plant in Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 1.8 MW of capacity, operated by Birsay Energy Limited.
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 | Work Farm, Work Road, St Ola, Kirkwall, KW15 1UF | 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| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |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 | 24 May 2023 (reference 23/038/TPP, planning authority Orkney Islands) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 30 Jan 2024 (withdrawn, reference 23/038/TPP, planning authority Orkney Islands) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Birsay Energy Limited (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.8 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units (0.9 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 | 58.9959, -2.9268 | 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- Withdrawn (planning authority Orkney Islands, reference 23/038/TPP)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Orkney Islands, reference 23/038/TPP)
How it compares
Work Farm, Work Road - Wind Turbines is the 1,195th-largest of 1,342 power plants in Scotland and the 5,076th-largest of 5,837 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.8 MW is <0.1% of the 200,833 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 | 1,195th of 1,342 | 46,828 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 5,076th of 5,837 | 200,833 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 11,662nd of 13,028 | 1,354,089 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 34 grid connections (18 operating, 86 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work Farm, Work Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 1.5 MW | Planned | 0.1 km |
| Kirkwall Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.6 km |
| Kirkwall PS G4 grid connection | Grid connection | 3.99 MW | Operating | 2.7 km |
| Kirkwall PS G6 grid connection | Grid connection | 3.99 MW | Operating | 2.7 km |
| Shapinsay Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.9 km |
| St Mary's Primary | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
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- 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.
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