Hazlehead is a 6 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Banks Renewables. Ranked #535 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 6 MW represents 0.02% 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 this facility 200 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ferrybridge Multi-fuel (79 MW, Biomass), Castleford (56 MW, Gas), and Swangate BESS (50 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in South Yorkshire, approximately 30 km south of Leeds.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,393. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #27,327 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,673 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Banks Renewables operates 10 plants totalling 223 MW
450 plants within 100 km, 40,737 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Hazlehead is a wind power plant producing approximately 16 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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