Llyn Alaw is a 20.4 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Beaufort Wind Ltd. Ranked #249 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it contributes 0.07% 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 Llyn Alaw 58.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Dinorwig (1,800 MW, Hydro), Dinorwig Power Station (1,728 MW, Hydro), and Wylfa Nuclear Power Station (1,190 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Anglesey, approximately 200 km west of Manchester.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 588. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #18,957 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,215 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Beaufort Wind Ltd operates 1 plants totalling 20 MW
72 plants within 100 km, 14,800 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Llyn Alaw is a wind power plant producing approximately 54 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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