Crockdun is a 12.5 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by ESB (Northern Wind Power). Ranked #356 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, its 12.5 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 Crockdun 96 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Slieve Kirk (73.6 MW, Wind), Pollnalaght (Cornavarrow) (38.4 MW, Wind), and Brockaghboy Wind Farm (37.5 MW, Wind). The facility is located in County Londonderry, approximately 70 km northwest of Belfast.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 871. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #22,335 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,727 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
ESB (Northern Wind Power) operates 2 plants totalling 26 MW
133 plants within 100 km, 5,715 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Crockdun is a wind power plant producing approximately 33 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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