Kiln Pit Hill is a 14 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Npower Renewables. Ranked #337 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.05% of the country's total wind capacity of 30,806 MW. The largest wind facility in the United Kingdom is Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord at 1,200 MW, making Kiln Pit Hill 85.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Lynemouth power station (420 MW, Coal), Ray (54.4 MW, Wind), and Green Rigg (36 MW, Wind). The plant is situated in Northumberland, approximately 20 km from Newcastle upon Tyne.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 813. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #21,743 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,635 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Npower Renewables operates 8 plants totalling 122 MW
154 plants within 100 km, 4,781 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Kiln Pit Hill is a wind power plant producing approximately 37 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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