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Clachan Flats is a 15.03 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by AMEC/Border Winds since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #317 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. This plant's 15.03 MW represents 0.05% of the UK'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 Clachan Flats 79.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Cruachan (440 MW, Hydro), Sloy Power Station (152.5 MW, Hydro), and Sloy (152.5 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 80 km northwest of Glasgow.

Capacity
15.03 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
AMEC/ Border Winds
Location
56.2881°, -4.9429°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 757. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #21,163 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,555 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

AMEC/ Border Winds operates 1 plants totalling 15 MW

Regional density

197 plants within 100 km, 7,182 MW combined

Nearest plant: Glen Fyne 'Merk' Hydro (9.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 56.288100, -4.942900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Clachan Flats is a wind power plant producing approximately 39 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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Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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