Afton Wind Farm is a 50 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by InfraRed Capital Partners and E.ON. It was commissioned in 2011 and is part of the UK's renewable energy initiatives. Ranked #114 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Afton contributes 0.16% to the total wind capacity of 30,806 MW. The largest wind plant in the UK is Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord at 1,200 MW, making Afton 24 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Whitelee Wind Farm (539 MW, Wind) and Whitelee 2 (217.02 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 20 km from Glasgow.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 269. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #13,085 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,297 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
InfraRed Capital Partners/ E.on operates 1 plants totalling 50 MW
224 plants within 100 km, 8,016 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Afton Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 131 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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