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.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 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
Ventient (formerly Infinis) operates 7 plants totalling 128 MW
103 plants within 100 km, 6,963 MW combined
Location
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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