High Sharpley is a 2.6 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by REG Windpower since its commissioning. Ranked #663 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, High Sharpley represents 0.01% 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 High Sharpley 461.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hartlepool (1,180 MW, Nuclear), Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station (1,180 MW, Nuclear), and Lynemouth power station (420 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Northumberland, approximately 60 km south of Newcastle.
16 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,256. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #32,889 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,087 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
16 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light & Power) operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW
133 plants within 100 km, 4,525 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
High Sharpley is a wind power plant producing approximately 7 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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