Kelburn is a 28 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Renewable Energy Systems (RES) since its commissioning. Ranked #185 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 28 MW represents 0.09% of the United Kingdom'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 Kelburn 42.9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hunterston B nuclear power station (965 MW, Nuclear), Hunterston B (965 MW, Nuclear), and Cruach Mhor (29.75 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 50 km from the nearest major city, which is Glasgow.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 472. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #17,217 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,747 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Renewable Energy Systems (RES) operates 12 plants totalling 245 MW
203 plants within 100 km, 8,205 MW combined
Nearest plant: Millour Hill Community Windfarm (Extension) resubmission (2.8 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Kelburn is a wind power plant producing approximately 74 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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