Burgar Hill is a 5 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Orkney Sustainable Energy Ltd since its commissioning. Ranked #563 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Burgar Hill contributes 0.02% 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 Burgar Hill 240 times smaller. Nearby plants include Kirkwall (16 MW, Oil), Inner Sound Phase 1A (MeyGen) (6 MW, Wave and Tidal), and Hammar's Hill (4.3 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Orkney, approximately 16 km from Kirkwall.
7 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,786 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
7 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Orkney Sustainable Energy Ltd operates 2 plants totalling 17 MW
41 plants within 100 km, 532 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Burgar Hill is a wind power plant producing approximately 13 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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