Burnfoot Hill is a 30.1 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by EDF Energies Nouvelles since its commissioning. Ranked #163 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Burnfoot Hill's capacity represents 0.1% 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 Burnfoot Hill 39.9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Griffin (188.6 MW, Wind), Black Law Wind Farm (188 MW, Wind), and Black Law (124.2 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 30 km from Edinburgh.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 436. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #16,422 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,470 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
EDF Energies Nouvelles operates 15 plants totalling 753 MW
252 plants within 100 km, 10,766 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Burnfoot Hill is a wind power plant producing approximately 79 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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