Minnygap is a 25 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Minnygap (formerly RES). Ranked #208 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Minnygap accounts for 0.08% 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 Minnygap 48 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Clyde Wind Farm (350 MW, Wind), Clyde Wind Farm Extension (Clyde 2) (172.8 MW, Wind), and Harestanes (136 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 50 km south of Edinburgh.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 506. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #17,704 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,909 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Minnygap (formerly RES) operates 1 plants totalling 25 MW
228 plants within 100 km, 6,748 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Minnygap (Resubmission) is a wind power plant producing approximately 66 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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