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Penin is a 24 MW wind power plant in France. Ranked #49 of 715 wind plants in France. Its 24 MW represents 0.04% of France's 9,123 MW total wind capacity. 5 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Fruges (43.1 MW, Wind) and Fauquembergues (31.35 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Hauts-de-France, approximately 30 km southwest of Lille.

Capacity
24 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Eole-Res
Location
50.3306°, 2.4883°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 278. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #18,081 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,968 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of France
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Eole-Res operates 70 plants totalling 963 MW

Regional density

193 plants within 100 km, 20,482 MW combined

Nearest plant: Maizières (3.4 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 50.330600, 2.488300
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Penin is a wind power plant producing approximately 63 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Wind
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
France
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

FranceEnergy Profile

2,195
Total Plants
192.2 GW
Total Capacity
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