Lough Hill is a 7.8 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by B9 / Renewable Energy Systems (RES) since its commissioning. Ranked #481 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. This plant's 7.8 MW accounts for 0.03% of the total wind capacity of 30,806 MW in the country. The largest wind plant in the United Kingdom is Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord at 1,200 MW, making Lough Hill 154 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Coolkeeragh (408 MW, Gas), Coolkeeragh Power Station (400 MW, Gas), and Slieve Kirk (73.6 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Northern Ireland, approximately 30 km northwest of Derry.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,221. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #26,191 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,536 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
B9 / Renewable Energy Systems (RES) operates 2 plants totalling 25 MW
116 plants within 100 km, 2,478 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Lough Hill 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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