Balmurrie Fell Wind Farm— 9.1 MW Wind
Balmurrie Fell Wind Farm is a 9.1 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Scottish Southern Energy. Commissioned in 2015, it adds to the nation's wind energy portfolio. Ranked #444 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Balmurrie Fell's 9.1 MW accounts for 0.03% of the 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 this facility 131 times smaller. Nearby plants include Kilgallioch Wind Farm (239 MW, Wind), Arecleoch (120 MW, Wind), and Hadyard Hill (119.6 MW, Wind). The facility is situated in Scotland, approximately 80 km south of Glasgow.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,098. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #25,102 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,353 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Scottish Southern Energy operates 1 plants totalling 9 MW
146 plants within 100 km, 10,012 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Balmurrie Fell Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 24 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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