Kinegar Quarry (resubmission)— 5 MW Wind
Kinegar Quarry is a 5 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Airvolution Energy since its commissioning. Ranked #563 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Kinegar Quarry's 5 MW represents 0.02% 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 Kinegar Quarry 240 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Torness Nuclear Power Station (1,364 MW, Nuclear) and Fallago Rig (144 MW, Wind). The facility is located in the Scottish Borders region, approximately 50 km southeast of Edinburgh.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,786 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Airvolution Energy operates 8 plants totalling 36 MW
126 plants within 100 km, 5,800 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Kinegar Quarry (resubmission) is a wind power plant producing approximately 13 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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