Bowbeat (Roughside) is a 15.6 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom. Ranked #310 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 15.6 MW represents 0.05% 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 Bowbeat 77 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Clyde Wind Farm (350 MW, Wind) and Clyde Wind Farm Extension (172.8 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 30 km southeast of Edinburgh.
11 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 747. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #21,082 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,539 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
11 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
ScottishPower Renewables operates 15 plants totalling 1,635 MW
223 plants within 100 km, 8,240 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Bowbeat (Roughside) is a wind power plant producing approximately 41 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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