Hywind Scotland Pilot Park (Hywind 2) Demonstrator— 30 MW Wind
Hywind Scotland Pilot Park (Hywind 2) Demonstrator is a 30 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Statoil. Ranked #164 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it represents 0.1% 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 Hywind 40 times smaller. Nearby plants include Peterhead Power Station (2,177 MW, Gas) and Stoneyhill Landfill Site (4.3 MW, Waste). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 35 km south of Aberdeen.
9 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 437. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #16,429 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,476 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
9 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Statoil operates 2 plants totalling 31 MW
77 plants within 100 km, 4,106 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Hywind Scotland Pilot Park (Hywind 2) Demonstrator is a wind power plant producing approximately 79 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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