Caton Moor Windfarm Repowering— 16 MW Wind
Caton Moor Windfarm Repowering is a 16 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Hainsford Energy Ltd since 2019. Ranked #298 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 16 MW represents 0.05% 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 Caton Moor 75 times smaller. Nearby plants include Heysham 2 (1,230 MW, Nuclear), Heysham 1 (1,155 MW, Nuclear), and Heysham 1 power station (1,150 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Lancashire, approximately 10 km south of Lancaster.
7 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 725. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #20,858 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,508 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
7 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Hainsford Energy Ltd operates 1 plants totalling 16 MW
264 plants within 100 km, 18,484 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Caton Moor Windfarm Repowering is a wind power plant producing approximately 42 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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