Green Rigg is a 36 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by EDF/China General Nuclear Power Corporation. Ranked #145 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 36 MW accounts for 0.12% 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 Green Rigg 33 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ray (54.4 MW, Wind), Middlemoor (54 MW, Wind), and West Durham Wind Farm (24 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 100 km southwest of Edinburgh.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 385. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #15,673 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,285 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
EDF/China General Nuclear Power Corporation operates 3 plants totalling 72 MW
180 plants within 100 km, 8,806 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Green Rigg is a wind power plant producing approximately 95 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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