Hill of Towie is a 48.3 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Renewable Energy Systems (RES). It accounts for 0.16% of the UK's total wind capacity of 30,806 MW. Ranked #118 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Hill of Towie's 48.3 MW is a small share of the national wind capacity. The largest wind plant in the UK is Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord at 1,200 MW, making Hill of Towie 24.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include Dorenell Wind Farm (177 MW, Wind), Berry Burn (66.7 MW, Wind), and Paul's Hill (64 MW, Wind). The facility is located approximately 57 km from the nearest major city.
16 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 317. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #14,327 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,975 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
16 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Renewable Energy Systems (RES) operates 12 plants totalling 245 MW
156 plants within 100 km, 6,128 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Hill of Towie is a wind power plant producing approximately 127 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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