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Posted: 14 Jan 2020
Brotherton wind farm
Project location
The Brotherton wind farm is located on the Brotherton Estate near Johnshaven in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Main image above credits: Bernie Melsom
Project summary
The Brotherton wind farm consists of two wind turbines which have been built with support from Thrive's mezzanine loan into the project and following a relationship and approach established at the Gevens wind farm, the mezzanine was provided in the construction and early operational stage.
The project was constructed and began exporting renewable electricity to the grid in May 2017. The turbines have a capacity of 4.6MW and are forecast to produce the equivalent demand of over 3,000 UK homes.
Image credits: John Buick.
Key stats
| Turbines | Enercon E82 |
|---|---|
| Number of turbines | 2 |
| Maximum tip height | 100 metres |
| Site capacity | 4.6 MW |
| Operational since | 2017 |
| Annual forecast output | 12.6 GWh |
| UK homes equivalent | 3,154 |
