▁that ▁looked ▁at ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁on sh ore ▁wind ▁on ▁the ▁local ▁tour ism ▁sector . ▁ ▁This ▁found ▁that ▁wind ▁far ms ▁did ▁not ▁harm ▁the ▁employ ment ▁in ▁the ▁tour ism ▁sector ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁surrounding ▁wind ▁farm ▁and ▁in ▁fact , ▁in ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁case ▁studies ▁the ▁tour ism ▁sector ▁in ▁the ▁immediate ▁local ▁area ▁performed ▁better ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁wider ▁local ▁authority . ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁study ▁found ▁no ▁connection ▁between ▁tour ism ▁and ▁wind ▁power . ▁ ▁Wind ▁vari ability ▁ ▁Most ▁tur b ines ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁produce ▁electric ity ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 2 5 % ▁of ▁their ▁r ated ▁maximum ▁power ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁vari ability ▁of ▁wind ▁resources , ▁but ▁Scotland ' s ▁wind ▁regime ▁provides ▁average ▁capacity ▁factor ▁of ▁ 3 1 % ▁or ▁higher ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁northern ▁coast s . ▁The ▁load ▁factor ▁recorded ▁for ▁the ▁on sh ore ▁North ▁Rh ins ▁wind f arm ▁near ▁Str an ra er ▁was ▁ 4 0 %, ▁which ▁is ▁typical ▁for ▁well - s ited ▁main land ▁wind far ms . ▁A ▁small ▁wind ▁farm ▁in ▁Sh et land ▁with ▁five ▁V est as ▁V 4 7 ▁ 6 6 0   k W ▁tur b ines ▁recently ▁achieved ▁a ▁world ▁record ▁of ▁ 5 8 % ▁capacity ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁a ▁year . ▁This ▁record ▁is ▁claimed ▁by ▁B urr ad ale ▁wind f arm , ▁located ▁just