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Gordonstown is a 12.5 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Ventient. Ranked #356 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, its 12.5 MW accounts for 0.04% of 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 Gordonstown 96 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (93.2 MW, Wind), Clunie (61.2 MW, Hydro), and Clashindarroch (36.9 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Aberdeenshire, approximately 20 km west of Aberdeen.

Capacity
12.5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Ventient (formerly Infinis)
Location
57.4619°, -2.4828°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 871. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #22,335 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,727 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Ventient (formerly Infinis) operates 7 plants totalling 128 MW

Regional density

103 plants within 100 km, 6,963 MW combined

Nearest plant: Shielburn Farm (5.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 57.461900, -2.482800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Gordonstown is a wind power plant producing approximately 33 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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Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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