Carsington is an 8.2 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Carsington Wind Energy Limited. Ranked #465 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Carsington's 8.2 MW represents 0.03% 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 this facility 146 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ratcliffe (2000 MW, Coal), Swangate BESS (50 MW, Unknown), and Templeborough Biomass Power Plant- Rotherham (42 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in the East Midlands region, approximately 60 km northwest of Nottingham.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,166. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #25,692 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,448 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Carsington Wind Energy Limited operates 1 plants totalling 8 MW
495 plants within 100 km, 35,380 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Carsington is a wind power plant producing approximately 22 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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