World Power Plants

Broxburn20 MW Storage

Storage

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.

Capacity
20 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
Location
55.9192°, -3.4554°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 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
Operator portfolio

Renewable Energy Systems (RES) operates 12 plants totalling 245 MW

Regional density

248 plants within 100 km, 10,781 MW combined

Nearest plant: Kaimes Landfill Site (5.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.919200, -3.455400
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Carbon Footprint

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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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