Sorne Hill wind farm
The Sorne Hill Wind Farm is a wind farm located in Buncrana, Inishowen Donegal, Ireland and erected in 2006. The farm is operated by Bord Gáis Energy.Turbines
Phase 1 of the farm has 16 gearless wind turbines, type Enercon E-70 2 with a 64-metre hub height and 71 metre rotor diameter giving a total capacity of 32 megawatts.
Phase 2 of the farm which is an additional 6.9 MW from three Enercon E-70 2.3 MW turbines were installed in the autumn of 2007. This makes Sorne Hill Wind Farm, at 38 MW the third largest wind farm in Ireland as of August 2008.
