A'Chruach is a 42.6 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Infinis. Ranked #126 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 42.6 MW represents 0.14% of the UK's total wind capacity of 30,806 MW. The largest wind plant in the United Kingdom is Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord at 1,200 MW, making A'Chruach 28.2 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Hunterston B nuclear power station (965 MW, Nuclear) and Cruachan (440 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 50 km southwest of Glasgow.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 336. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #14,912 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,131 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Infinis (formerly Novera Energy) operates 2 plants totalling 51 MW
143 plants within 100 km, 5,383 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
A'Chruach is a wind power plant producing approximately 112 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
United Kingdom- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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