Fraisthorpe Wind Farm is a 29.7 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Octopus Investments and commissioned in 2002. Ranked #178 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 29.7 MW represents 0.1% 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 Fraisthorpe 40.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include South Humber Bank (1,310 MW), VPI Immingham (1,240 MW), and Saltend (1,200 MW). The facility is located in England, approximately 50 km northeast of Sheffield.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 461. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #17,010 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,656 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Octopus Investments operates 3 plants totalling 67 MW
197 plants within 100 km, 29,250 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Fraisthorpe Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 78 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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