Birkhall Estate— 2 MW Hydroelectric
Birkhall Estate is a 2 MW hydro power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Balmoral Estates/Cairneyhill. Ranked #88 of 141 hydro plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.03% of the country's total hydro capacity of 7,076 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United Kingdom is Dinorwig at 1,800 MW, making Birkhall Estate 900 times smaller. Nearby plants include Dorenell Wind Farm (177 MW, Wind), Berry Burn (66.7 MW, Wind), and Paul's Hill (64 MW, Wind). The plant is located in Aberdeenshire, approximately 30 km from Inverness.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,423. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,437 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Balmoral Estates/Cairneyhill operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
176 plants within 100 km, 7,063 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Birkhall Estate is a hydro power plant producing approximately 7 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
United Kingdom- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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