Boyndie is a 16.3 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Boyndie Wind Farm. Ranked #295 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 16.3 MW represents 0.05% 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 Boyndie 73.5 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Beatrice (588 MW, Wind), Clunie (61.2 MW, Hydro), and Clashindarroch (36.9 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 50 km west of Aberdeen.
21 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 721. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #20,813 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,493 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
21 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Boyndie Wind Farm operates 1 plants totalling 16 MW
118 plants within 100 km, 7,618 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Boyndie is a wind power plant producing approximately 43 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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