Hill of Lybster is a 4.9 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Fivestone Ltd since its commissioning. Ranked #582 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, this facility's 4.9 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 Hill of Lybster 245 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Strathy North (67.65 MW, Wind), Baillie (52.5 MW, Wind), and Camster (50 MW, Wind). The plant is located in the Highland region, approximately 40 km from the nearest major city, Inverness.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,843. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #29,667 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,826 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Fivestone Ltd (subsidiary of Abbey Produce) operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW
57 plants within 100 km, 3,028 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Hill of Lybster is a wind power plant producing approximately 13 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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