Galsworthy is a 9.2 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Ecotricity. Commissioned in 2008, it is part of the wind energy initiative. Ranked #430 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Galsworthy's 9.2 MW constitutes 0.03% 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 Galsworthy 130 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Fullabrook Down Wind Farm (66 MW, Wind), Canworthy Water (41 MW, Solar), and Newton Ferrers (19.501 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Cornwall, approximately 30 km from the city of Plymouth.
30 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,080. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #25,029 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,315 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
30 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Ecotricity operates 13 plants totalling 70 MW
337 plants within 100 km, 17,047 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Galsworthy is a wind power plant producing approximately 24 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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