Drone Hill is a 28.6 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Greencoat UK Wind and commissioned in 2017. Ranked #182 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it contributes 0.09% 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 Drone Hill 42 times smaller. Nearby plants 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 southeast of Edinburgh.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 468. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #17,166 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,733 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Greencoat UK Wind operates 14 plants totalling 309 MW
116 plants within 100 km, 5,458 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Drone Hill is a wind power plant producing approximately 75 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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