Methlick Farmers Wind Energy Project— 12 MW Wind
Methlick Farmers Wind Energy Project is a 12 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Orkney Sustainable Energy Ltd since its commissioning. Ranked #370 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, this facility accounts for 0.04% 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 Methlick 100 times smaller. Nearby plants include European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (93.2 MW, Wind), Clunie (61.2 MW, Hydro), and Glens of Foudland (26 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Aberdeenshire, approximately 30 km northwest of Aberdeen.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 902. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #22,497 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,765 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Orkney Sustainable Energy Ltd operates 2 plants totalling 17 MW
103 plants within 100 km, 6,959 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Methlick Farmers Wind Energy Project is a wind power plant producing approximately 32 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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