Carcant Wind Farm is a 6 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Greencoat UK Wind. Ranked #535 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Carcant's 6 MW accounts for 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 Carcant 200 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Fallago Rig (144 MW, Wind) and Markinch CHP (65 MW, Cogeneration). The facility is situated in the Scottish Borders region, approximately 30 km from Edinburgh.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,393. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #27,330 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,673 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Greencoat UK Wind operates 14 plants totalling 309 MW
216 plants within 100 km, 8,137 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Carcant Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 16 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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