Mynydd Y Gwair Wind Farm (resubmission)— 32.8 MW Wind
Mynydd Y Gwair Wind Farm is a 32.8 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by RWE Npower Renewables/Innogy. Ranked #155 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Mynydd Y Gwair contributes 0.11% of the UK's total wind capacity of 30,806 MW. The largest wind plant in the UK is Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord at 1,200 MW, making Mynydd Y Gwair 36.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Baglan Bay CCGT (520 MW, Gas), Pen y Cymoedd (228 MW, Wind), and Brechfa Forest West (57.4 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Wales, approximately 30 km north of Swansea.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 417. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #16,130 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,387 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
RWE Npower Renewables/ Innogy operates 1 plants totalling 33 MW
296 plants within 100 km, 18,900 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Mynydd Y Gwair Wind Farm (resubmission) is a wind power plant producing approximately 86 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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