Kirkheaton is a 1.8 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Border Wind Farms Ltd /AMEC. Ranked #734 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Kirkheaton's capacity accounts for 0.01% 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 Kirkheaton 666.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ray (54.4 MW, Wind), Middlemoor (54 MW, Wind), and Green Rigg (36 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Northumberland, approximately 50 km from Newcastle.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,553. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #35,023 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,299 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Border Wind Farms Ltd /AMEC operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
171 plants within 100 km, 5,561 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Kirkheaton is a wind power plant producing approximately 5 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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