Hywind 2 is a 1 MW storage power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Statoil. Ranked #28 of 31 storage plants in the United Kingdom, this facility's 1 MW represents 0.11% of the country's total storage capacity of 897 MW. The largest storage plant in the United Kingdom is EFDA JJET Fusion Flywheel at 400 MW, making Hywind 400 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Peterhead Power Station (2,177 MW, Gas), Peterhead (1,180 MW, Gas), and the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (93.2 MW, Wind). The plant is located in Scotland, approximately 40 km south of Aberdeen.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,851. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #37,566 worldwide by installed capacity
- #121 of 135 Storage plants worldwide
Statoil operates 2 plants totalling 31 MW
86 plants within 100 km, 5,993 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Hywind 2 is a storage power plant producing approximately 2 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Storage
- Energy Source
- Non-Renewable
- Country
United Kingdom- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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