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Bruach Caorainn Hydro Scheme1.1 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Bruach Caorainn Hydro Scheme is a 1.1 MW hydro power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Broadland Renewable Construction. Ranked #127 of 141 hydro plants in the United Kingdom, Bruach Caorainn's 1.1 MW represents 0.02% of the country's total hydro capacity of 7,076 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United Kingdom is Dinorwig at 1,800 MW, making Bruach Caorainn 1,636 times smaller. Nearby plants include Sloy (152.5 MW, Hydro), Sloy Power Station (152.5 MW, Hydro), and Cathkin BESS (50 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 40 km northwest of Glasgow.

Capacity
1.1 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Broadland Renewable Construction
Location
56.1744°, -4.5474°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,824. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #37,212 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #8,038 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Broadland Renewable Construction operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW

Regional density

232 plants within 100 km, 7,435 MW combined

Nearest plant: Sloy Power station (13.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 56.174400, -4.547400
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Bruach Caorainn Hydro Scheme is a hydro power plant producing approximately 4 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Hydro
Energy Source
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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