Armistead Wind Farm is a 12 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Banks Renewables. Ranked #370 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, this facility's 12 MW accounts for 0.04% 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 Armistead 100 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Heysham 2 (1230 MW, Nuclear) and Heysham 1 (1155 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Lancashire, approximately 80 km northwest of Manchester.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 902. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #22,497 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,765 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
10 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Banks Renewables operates 10 plants totalling 223 MW
272 plants within 100 km, 11,398 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Armistead Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 32 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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