Hyndburn Wind Farm is a 24 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Energiekontor UK. Ranked #218 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Hyndburn accounts for 0.08% 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 Hyndburn 50 times smaller. Nearby plants include Carrington (900 MW, Gas), Carrington Power Station (884 MW, Gas), and Rocksavage (810 MW, Gas). The facility is located in England, approximately 20 km from Manchester.
8 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 531. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #18,084 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,968 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
8 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Energiekontor UK operates 4 plants totalling 67 MW
345 plants within 100 km, 29,134 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Hyndburn Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 63 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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