Dalswinton is a 30.8 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Airtricity Scotland. Ranked #161 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 30.8 MW represents 0.1% 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 Dalswinton 39 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Clyde Wind Farm (350 MW, Wind), Robin Rigg Wind Farm (174 MW, Wind), and Clyde Wind Farm Extension (Clyde 2) (172.8 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 50 km from Glasgow.
21 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 433. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #16,359 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,446 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
21 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Airtricity Scotland operates 1 plants totalling 31 MW
213 plants within 100 km, 8,086 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Dalswinton is a wind power plant producing approximately 81 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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