Cruach Mhor is a 29.75 MW wind power facility in the United Kingdom, operated by Scottish Power Renewables. Ranked #175 of 819 wind plants in the UK, it represents 0.1% of the total wind capacity of 30,806 MW. The largest wind plant in the UK is Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord at 1,200 MW, making Cruach Mhor 40.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hunterston B nuclear power station (965 MW, Nuclear), Hunterston B (965 MW, Nuclear), and Cruachan (440 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 50 km from Glasgow.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 458. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #17,003 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,650 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Scottish Power Renewables operates 24 plants totalling 1,143 MW
175 plants within 100 km, 6,492 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Cruach Mhor is a wind power plant producing approximately 78 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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