Carland Cross RP is a 20 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Scottish Power Renewables. Ranked #251 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Carland Cross RP's 20 MW represents 0.06% 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 Carland Cross 60 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Indian Queens (140 MW, Oil), Indian Queens Power Station (140 MW, Gas), and Hayle Wave Hub (23 MW, Wave and Tidal). The facility is located in Cornwall, approximately 10 km northeast of Truro.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 593. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #19,003 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,222 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Scottish Power Renewables operates 24 plants totalling 1,143 MW
171 plants within 100 km, 2,984 MW combined
Nearest plant: Land near Ventonteague (Resubmission) (3.8 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Carland Cross RP is a wind power plant producing approximately 53 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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