Braes of Doune Wind Farm is a 72 MW wind facility in the United Kingdom, operated by Greencoat UK Wind and commissioned in 2006. Ranked #73 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.23% 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 Braes of Doune 16.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Griffin (188.6 MW, Wind), Lochay Power Station (45 MW, Hydro), and Rannoch (45 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 50 km north of Glasgow.
20 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 207. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #11,616 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,046 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.05% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
20 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Greencoat UK Wind operates 14 plants totalling 309 MW
245 plants within 100 km, 8,054 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Braes of Doune Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 189 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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