Barlockhart Moor is an 8.2 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by West Coast Energy. It was commissioned to support renewable energy generation in the region. Ranked #465 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Barlockhart Moor's 8.2 MW accounts for 0.03% 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 Barlockhart Moor 146.3 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 located in Scotland, approximately 90 km south of Glasgow.
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
West Coast Energy operates 4 plants totalling 35 MW
163 plants within 100 km, 9,742 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Barlockhart Moor 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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