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Meall an Tuirc Wind Farm17 MW Wind

WindRenewable

Meall an Tuirc Wind Farm is a 17 MW wind power facility in the United Kingdom, operated by RWE npower. Ranked #286 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it represents 0.06% 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 Meall an Tuirc 70.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Foyers Power Station (300 MW, Hydro), Foyers (300 MW, Hydro), and Farr Wind Farm (92 MW, Wind). The facility is situated in the Highland council area, approximately 30 km from Inverness.

Capacity
17 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
RWE npower
Location
57.7100°, -4.4270°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 698. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #20,632 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,452 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

RWE npower operates 24 plants totalling 1,858 MW

Regional density

110 plants within 100 km, 4,847 MW combined

Nearest plant: Bendealt Wind Farm Highland (0.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 57.710000, -4.427000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Meall an Tuirc Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 45 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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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