Gunfleet Sands 3 is a 12 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Orsted (formerly Dong Energy). Ranked #370 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it contributes 0.04% to 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 Gunfleet Sands 100 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include London Array (630 MW, Wind), Richborough Power Station (336 MW, Gas), and Thanet Wind Farm (300 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Essex, approximately 40 km from the city of Southend-on-Sea.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 902. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #22,497 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,765 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Orsted (formerly Dong Energy) operates 12 plants totalling 3,066 MW
265 plants within 100 km, 20,326 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Gunfleet Sands 3 is a wind power plant producing approximately 32 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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