Gunfleet Sands 2 is a 65 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Orsted. Ranked #84 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 65 MW represents 0.21% 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 Gunfleet Sands 2 18.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include London Array (630 MW, Wind) and Richborough Power Station (336 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Essex, approximately 40 km east of London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 221. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #12,022 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,117 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Orsted (formerly Dong Energy) operates 12 plants totalling 3,066 MW
262 plants within 100 km, 20,226 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Gunfleet Sands 2 is a wind power plant producing approximately 171 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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