Cloonty Wind Farm is a 12 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Gaelectric Developments/CGN Europe Energy since its commissioning. Ranked #370 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Cloonty Wind Farm's 12 MW represents 0.04% 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 Cloonty Wind Farm 100 times smaller. Nearby plants include Brockaghboy Wind Farm (37.5 MW, Wind), Long Mountain (27.6 MW, Wind), and Bann Road (Tullaghans Road) (25 MW, Solar). The facility is located approximately 80 km from Belfast in Northern Ireland.
11 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 902. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #22,497 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,765 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
11 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Gaelectric Developments/ CGN Europe Energy operates 8 plants totalling 114 MW
127 plants within 100 km, 5,606 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Cloonty Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 32 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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