Avonmouth Wind Power is an 8.2 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Wessex Water Engineering Services. It contributes to the renewable energy sector since its commissioning. Ranked #465 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Avonmouth Wind Power's 8.2 MW represents 0.03% 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 Avonmouth Wind Power 146.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Seabank Power Station (1,145 MW, Gas), Severn Power (850 MW, Gas), and Seabank 1 (812 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Bristol, approximately 200 km west of London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,166. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #25,692 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,448 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Wessex Water Engineering Services operates 1 plants totalling 8 MW
475 plants within 100 km, 15,160 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Avonmouth Wind Power is a wind power plant producing approximately 22 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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