Goonhilly Downs Wind Farm— 12.09 MW Wind
Goonhilly Downs Wind Farm is a 12.09 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by REG Windpower. Ranked #369 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Goonhilly Downs contributes 0.04% to the country'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 Goonhilly Downs 99.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Indian Queens Power Station (140 MW, Gas), Indian Queens (140 MW, Oil), and Hayle Wave Hub (23 MW, Wave and Tidal). The facility is located in Cornwall, approximately 20 km from Truro.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 901. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #22,487 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,764 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light & Power) operates 2 plants totalling 18 MW
133 plants within 100 km, 2,805 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Goonhilly Downs Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 32 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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