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Assel Valley is a 27.6 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Falck Renewables. Ranked #188 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, this facility accounts for 0.09% 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 Assel Valley 43.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Kilgallioch Wind Farm (239 MW, Wind), Arecleoch (120 MW, Wind), and Hadyard Hill (119.6 MW, Wind). The facility is located in South Ayrshire, approximately 60 km south of Glasgow.

Capacity
27.6 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Falck Renewables
Location
55.2265°, -4.7787°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 475. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #17,311 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,770 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Falck Renewables operates 7 plants totalling 225 MW

Regional density

182 plants within 100 km, 10,671 MW combined

Nearest plant: Hadyard Hill Wind Farm (4.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.226500, -4.778700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Assel Valley is a wind power plant producing approximately 73 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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Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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