Bears Down is a 9.6 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Natural Power. Ranked #423 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Bears Down 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 Bears Down 125 times smaller. Nearby plants include Indian Queens (140 MW, Oil), Indian Queens Power Station (140 MW, Gas), and Carland Cross RP (20 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Cornwall, approximately 15 km from the city of Truro.
16 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,061. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #24,852 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,296 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
16 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Natural Power operates 17 plants totalling 55 MW
190 plants within 100 km, 3,206 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Bears Down is a wind power plant producing approximately 25 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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