Drumderg is a 36.8 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) and commissioned in 2005. Ranked #141 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 36.8 MW represents 0.12% 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 Drumderg 32.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Markinch CHP (65 MW, Cogeneration), Green Knowes (27 MW, Wind), and Earlseat (16 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Perth and Kinross, approximately 60 km north of Edinburgh.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 381. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #15,634 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,272 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) operates 50 plants totalling 1,536 MW
202 plants within 100 km, 6,621 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Drumderg is a wind power plant producing approximately 97 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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