Glenchamber is a 27.5 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Renewable Energy Systems (RES). Ranked #194 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 27.5 MW represents 0.09% 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 Glenchamber 43.6 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Kilgallioch Wind Farm (239 MW, Wind) and Arecleoch (120 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 30 km southwest of Glasgow.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 481. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #17,325 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,780 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Renewable Energy Systems (RES) operates 12 plants totalling 245 MW
171 plants within 100 km, 10,151 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Glenchamber is a wind power plant producing approximately 72 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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