East Midlands Airport is a 1 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Wind Direct. Ranked #792 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it contributes to 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 East Midlands Airport 1,200 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ratcliffe (2,000 MW, Coal), Wymeswold Airfield (34 MW, Solar), and Ratcliffe GT (34 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the East Midlands region, approximately 20 km from Nottingham.
11 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,851. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,487 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
11 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Wind Direct operates 2 plants totalling 3 MW
511 plants within 100 km, 22,576 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
East Midlands Airport is a wind power plant producing approximately 3 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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