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Barmoor is a 12 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by EDF. Ranked #370 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Barmoor's 12 MW represents 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 Barmoor 100 times smaller. Nearby plants include Torness Nuclear Power Station (1,364 MW, Nuclear), Torness (1,185 MW, Nuclear), and Middlemoor (54 MW, Wind). The facility is located approximately 50 km from Edinburgh in Scotland.

Capacity
12 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
EDF
Location
55.6373°, -2.0251°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 902. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #22,494 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,765 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

EDF operates 188 plants totalling 24,422 MW

Regional density

125 plants within 100 km, 4,719 MW combined

Nearest plant: Wandylaw (21 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.637300, -2.025100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Barmoor 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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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