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Located on the north coast of Aberdeenshire between Portsoy and Banff, Boyndie Wind Farm has 8 turbines and when it’s operating fully it generates 16.30 MW of electricity. That is enough clean, green electricity to supply all the homes in Banff, Whitehills, Portsoy and all the nearby rural areas.

Aims

To generate clean, green electricity and help reduce reliance on existing less environmentally-friendly energy resources.

The Boyndie Wind Farm Co-op is part of a family of co-ops developed by Energy4All in partnership with Nadara (formerly Falck Renewables Wind).

From January to December 2024, Boyndie Wind Farm generated

34085000

kWh

That's the equivalent of...

0

tonnes of CO₂e saved

0

Average UK households annual electric consumption

0

Trips by train between Edinburgh and London

0

Mature trees absorbing CO₂ for a year

Production data from 2024. What sources do we use?

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THE BOARD
7 Directors, each of whom carry out roles that deliver specific support to the benefit of the co-op

MANAGEMENT
Energy4All to carry out the day-to-day management & administration of the co-op

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