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Edinbane is a 41 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Vattenfall. Ranked #130 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 41 MW represents 0.13% 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 Edinbane 29.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ben Aketil (27.6 MW, Wind), Ben Aketil Extension (2.6 MW, Wind), and Storr Lochs (2.4 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 50 km from the nearest major city, Portree.

Capacity
41 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Vattenfall
Location
57.4691°, -6.4322°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 343. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #15,050 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,162 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.03% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Vattenfall operates 112 plants totalling 27,957 MW

Regional density

30 plants within 100 km, 319 MW combined

Nearest plant: Ben Aketil Extension (4.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 57.469100, -6.432200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Edinbane is a wind power plant producing approximately 108 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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Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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