Carno 'A' Wind Farm is a 16.8 MW wind power facility in the United Kingdom, operated by RWE npower. It is located at coordinates 52.5423, -3.5792. Ranked #288 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Carno 'A' contributes 0.05% to 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 Carno 'A' 71.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ffestiniog Power Station (360 MW, Hydro), Ffestiniog (360 MW, Hydro), and Cefn Croes (59 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Wales, approximately 150 km west of Birmingham.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 708. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #20,726 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,463 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
RWE npower operates 24 plants totalling 1,858 MW
196 plants within 100 km, 11,351 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Carno 'A' Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 44 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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