Lynemouth is a 26 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Scottish Power Renewables. Ranked #197 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 26 MW represents 0.08% 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 Lynemouth 46 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Lynemouth power station (420 MW, Coal), Middlemoor (54 MW, Wind), and Hawthorn Pit BESS (49.9 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in Northumberland, approximately 15 km from the city of Newcastle upon Tyne.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 489. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #17,503 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,836 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Scottish Power Renewables operates 24 plants totalling 1,143 MW
135 plants within 100 km, 4,952 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Lynemouth is a wind power plant producing approximately 68 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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