World Power Plants

Blyth Offshore Wind Test Site41.5 MW Wind

WindRenewable

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.

Capacity
41.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2010

16 years old

Owner
EDF Energy Renewables
Location
55.1670°, -1.3644°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

16 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

EDF Energy Renewables operates 6 plants totalling 292 MW

Regional density

119 plants within 100 km, 4,461 MW combined

Nearest plant: Blyth T2 (9.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.167000, -1.364400
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Carbon Footprint

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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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