Carraig Gheal is a 46 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Green Power. Ranked #123 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 46 MW constitutes 0.15% of the United Kingdom'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 Carraig Gheal 26 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Cruachan (440 MW, Hydro), A'Chruach (42.6 MW, Wind), and Clachan (40 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 30 km northwest of Glasgow.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 323. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #14,572 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,067 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Green Power operates 3 plants totalling 58 MW
152 plants within 100 km, 6,034 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Carraig Gheal is a wind power plant producing approximately 121 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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