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Burn of Whilk is a 22.5 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by RWE npower. Ranked #229 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, this plant represents 0.07% of the total wind capacity of 30,806 MW in the country. The largest wind plant in the United Kingdom is Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord at 1,200 MW, making Burn of Whilk 53.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Beatrice Wind Farm (588 MW, Wind), Beatrice (588 MW, Wind), and Camster (50 MW, Wind). The facility is situated in Scotland, approximately 100 km north of Inverness.

Capacity
22.5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
RWE npower
Location
58.3568°, -3.2039°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 550. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #18,481 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,079 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

RWE npower operates 24 plants totalling 1,858 MW

Regional density

83 plants within 100 km, 3,509 MW combined

Nearest plant: Camster (7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 58.356800, -3.203900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Burn of Whilk is a wind power plant producing approximately 59 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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Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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