Lairg Wind Farm is a 7.5 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by ABO Wind. Ranked #484 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Lairg's 7.5 MW accounts for 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 this facility 160 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Gordonbush (70 MW, Wind), Kilbraur (67.5 MW, Wind), and Corriemoillie (47.5 MW, Wind). The facility is located in the Scottish Highlands, approximately 30 km from Inverness.
9 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,231. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #26,300 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,544 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
9 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
ABO Wind operates 3 plants totalling 54 MW
112 plants within 100 km, 4,708 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Lairg Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 20 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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