Crystal Rig is a 63 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Fred Olsen Renewables. Ranked #89 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 63 MW represents 0.2% 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 Crystal Rig 19 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Torness Nuclear Power Station (1,364 MW, Nuclear), Torness (1,185 MW, Nuclear), and Fallago Rig (144 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 40 km from Edinburgh.
17 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 227. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #12,130 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,135 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
17 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Fred Olsen Renewables operates 9 plants totalling 537 MW
160 plants within 100 km, 6,374 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Crystal Rig is a wind power plant producing approximately 166 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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