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.
11 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 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
11 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
RWE npower operates 24 plants totalling 1,858 MW
110 plants within 100 km, 4,847 MW combined
Location
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
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