Lochelbank is a 9.6 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by RWE npower since 2017. Ranked #423 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 9.6 MW represents 0.03% of the United Kingdom'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 Lochelbank 125 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Griffin (188.6 MW, Wind), Markinch CHP (65 MW, Cogeneration), and Camilla Battery Storage (50 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 50 km northwest of Edinburgh.
11 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,061. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #24,855 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,296 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
11 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
RWE npower operates 24 plants totalling 1,858 MW
230 plants within 100 km, 8,317 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Lochelbank is a wind power plant producing approximately 25 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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