Fairburn is a 40 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) since its commissioning. Ranked #131 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Fairburn's 40 MW represents 0.13% 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 Fairburn 30 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Foyers (300 MW, Hydro), Foyers Power Station (300 MW, Hydro), and Stronelairg Wind Farm (228 MW, Wind). The facility is located in the Scottish Highlands, approximately 25 km from Inverness.
16 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 348. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #15,123 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,183 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
16 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) operates 50 plants totalling 1,536 MW
112 plants within 100 km, 3,579 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Fairburn is a wind power plant producing approximately 105 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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