Gairnieston Farm is a 2.3 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #697 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 2.3 MW represents 0.01% 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 Gairnieston Farm 521 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) at 93.2 MW (Wind), Clunie at 61.2 MW (Hydro), and Clashindarroch at 36.9 MW (Wind). The facility is located in Aberdeenshire, approximately 200 km northwest of Edinburgh.
11 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,349. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #33,414 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,151 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
11 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
ScottishPower Renewables operates 15 plants totalling 1,635 MW
100 plants within 100 km, 6,988 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Gairnieston Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 6 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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