Broxburn is a 20 MW storage power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Renewable Energy Systems (RES). Ranked #9 of 31 storage plants in the United Kingdom, this plant's 20 MW accounts for 2.23% of the country's total storage capacity of 897 MW. The largest storage plant in the United Kingdom is EFDA JJET Fusion Flywheel at 400 MW, making Broxburn 20 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Black Law Wind Farm (188 MW, Wind), Clyde Wind Farm Extension (Clyde 2) (172.8 MW, Wind), and Black Law (124.2 MW, Wind). The facility is situated in Scotland, approximately 30 km south of Edinburgh.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 593. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #19,000 worldwide by installed capacity
- #16 of 135 Storage plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Renewable Energy Systems (RES) operates 12 plants totalling 245 MW
248 plants within 100 km, 10,781 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Broxburn is a storage power plant producing approximately 35 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Storage
- Energy Source
- Non-Renewable
- Country
United Kingdom- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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