Carn Hill is a 13.8 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Gaelectric Developments/CGN Europe Energy. It represents 0.04% of the United Kingdom's total wind capacity of 30,806 MW. This facility ranks #343 of 819 wind plants in the country. The largest wind plant in the United Kingdom is Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord at 1,200 MW, making Carn Hill approximately 87 times smaller. Its capacity is part of the total 30,806 MW generated by wind across the nation. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ballylumford Power Station (1,246 MW, Gas), Ballylumford C (616 MW, Gas), and Ballylumford B (540 MW, Gas). Carn Hill is situated in Northern Ireland, approximately 70 km west of Belfast.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 834. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #21,921 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,664 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Gaelectric Developments/ CGN Europe Energy operates 8 plants totalling 114 MW
127 plants within 100 km, 6,078 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Carn Hill is a wind power plant producing approximately 36 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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