Burnhead Moss is a 26 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Wind Prospect Developments/EDF and commissioned in 2018. Ranked #197 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, this facility's 26 MW accounts for 0.08% 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 Burnhead Moss 46.2 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 located in South Lanarkshire, approximately 40 km southeast of Glasgow.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 489. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #17,503 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,836 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Wind Prospect Developments/ EDF operates 1 plants totalling 26 MW
259 plants within 100 km, 11,591 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Burnhead Moss is a wind power plant producing approximately 68 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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