Kype Muir Wind Farm is an 88.4 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Banks Renewables. Ranked #69 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it contributes 0.29% to 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 Kype Muir 13.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Whitelee Wind Farm (539 MW, Wind) and Whitelee (322 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 20 km southwest of Glasgow.
8 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 198. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #10,811 worldwide by installed capacity
- #929 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.06% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
8 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Banks Renewables operates 10 plants totalling 223 MW
245 plants within 100 km, 8,458 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Kype Muir Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 232 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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