Dersalloch is a 69 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Scottish Power Renewables. Ranked #75 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 69 MW represents 0.22% 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 Dersalloch 17.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hunterston B (965 MW, Nuclear), Hunterston B nuclear power station (965 MW, Nuclear), and Whitelee Wind Farm (539 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 40 km southwest of Glasgow.
8 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 211. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #11,813 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,069 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
8 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Scottish Power Renewables operates 24 plants totalling 1,143 MW
205 plants within 100 km, 10,345 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Dersalloch is a wind power plant producing approximately 181 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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