Galawhistle is a 66 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Ventient since its commissioning. Ranked #82 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 66 MW represents 0.21% 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 Galawhistle approximately 18 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Whitelee Wind Farm (539 MW, Wind), Clyde Wind Farm (350 MW, Wind), and Whitelee (322 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, about 20 km southwest of Glasgow.
16 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 219. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #11,957 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,103 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
16 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Ventient (formerly Infinis) operates 7 plants totalling 128 MW
244 plants within 100 km, 8,856 MW combined
Nearest plant: Hagshaw Hill (S15) Wind Farm Lanarkshire (3.9 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Galawhistle is a wind power plant producing approximately 173 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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