Great Eppleton Wind Farm— 8 MW Wind
Great Eppleton Wind Farm is an 8 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom. Ranked #474 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 8 MW represents 0.03% of the UK's total wind capacity of 30,806 MW. The largest wind plant in the UK is Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord at 1,200 MW, making Great Eppleton 150 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hartlepool (1180 MW, Nuclear) and Lynemouth power station (420 MW, Coal). The facility is located in North East England, approximately 20 km from Newcastle upon Tyne.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,184. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #25,781 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,470 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
E.ON Climate & Renewables operates 12 plants totalling 2,148 MW
137 plants within 100 km, 4,556 MW combined
Source: Wikidata
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Great Eppleton Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 21 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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