Beckton Sewage Treatment Works— 2.2 MW Wind
Beckton Sewage Treatment Works is a 2.2 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Thames Water Utilities. Ranked #714 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, this plant accounts for 0.01% 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 Beckton 545.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Tilbury power stations (1788 MW, Coal), Coryton (800 MW, Gas), and Northfleet Power Station (720 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Greater London, approximately 10 km from the city center.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,380. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #33,568 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,180 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Thames Water Utilities operates 13 plants totalling 38 MW
458 plants within 100 km, 22,572 MW combined
Nearest plant: Beckton Gas Pressure Reduction Station (1 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Beckton Sewage Treatment Works is a wind power plant producing approximately 6 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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