Heysham South Wind Farm is a 7.5 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Banks Renewables. Ranked #484 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Heysham South's 7.5 MW represents 0.02% of 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 this facility 160 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Heysham 2 (1230 MW, Nuclear), Heysham 1 (1155 MW, Nuclear), and Heysham 1 power station (1150 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Lancashire, approximately 5 km from Lancaster.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,231. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #26,300 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,544 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Banks Renewables operates 10 plants totalling 223 MW
243 plants within 100 km, 18,705 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Heysham South Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 20 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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