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Project type: Community benefits, Shared ownership

Boyndie Airfield and Extension (Community Share)

Project stage: Operational

Technology: Onshore Wind

Capacity: 16.7 MW

Local authority: Aberdeenshire

Project type: Community benefits, Shared ownership

Viking Wind Farm

Project stage: Operational

Technology: Onshore Wind

Capacity: 443 MW

Local authority: