Blyth Offshore Wind Test Site— 41.5 MW Wind
Blyth Offshore Wind Test Site is a 41.5 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by EDF Energy Renewables since 2016. Ranked #128 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 41.5 MW represents 0.13% of the United Kingdom'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 this facility 28.9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Lynemouth power station (420 MW, Coal), Middlemoor (54 MW, Wind), and Hawthorn Pit BESS (49.9 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in Northumberland, approximately 15 km northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne.
16 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 340. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #15,032 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,156 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
16 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
EDF Energy Renewables operates 6 plants totalling 292 MW
119 plants within 100 km, 4,461 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Blyth Offshore Wind Test Site is a wind power plant producing approximately 109 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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