Ark Hill is a 6.4 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Green Cat Renewables / Strathmore Estates and commissioned in 2017. Ranked #526 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Ark Hill's 6.4 MW represents 0.02% of the country'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 Ark Hill 187.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Markinch CHP (65 MW, Cogeneration), Drumderg (36.8 MW, Wind), and Arbroath Battery (35 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in Fife, approximately 40 km north of Edinburgh.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,356. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #27,083 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,646 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Green Cat Renewables / Strathmore Estates operates 1 plants totalling 6 MW
186 plants within 100 km, 5,692 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Ark Hill is a wind power plant producing approximately 17 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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