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Glen App is a 22 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Scottish Power Renewables. Ranked #232 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Glen App represents 0.07% of the 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 Glen App 54.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Kilgallioch Wind Farm (239 MW, Wind), Arecleoch (120 MW, Wind), and Hadyard Hill (119.6 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 50 km from Glasgow.

Capacity
22 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Scottish Power Renewables
Location
55.0007°, -4.9897°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 556. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #18,557 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,107 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Scottish Power Renewables operates 24 plants totalling 1,143 MW

Regional density

151 plants within 100 km, 9,494 MW combined

Nearest plant: Artfield Fell (14.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.000700, -4.989700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Glen App is a wind power plant producing approximately 58 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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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