Mynydd Y Gwrhyd Windfarm (resubmission)— 4.7 MW Wind
Mynydd Y Gwrhyd Windfarm is a 4.7 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Awel Aman Tawe. Ranked #586 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.02% 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 Mynydd Y Gwrhyd 255.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Aberthaw B (1,586 MW, Coal), Aberthaw Power Station Biomass (1,500 MW, Biomass), and Baglan Bay CCGT (520 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Wales, approximately 30 km from the city of Swansea.
16 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,881. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #29,949 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,847 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
16 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Awel Aman Tawe operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW
304 plants within 100 km, 19,027 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Mynydd Y Gwrhyd Windfarm (resubmission) is a wind power plant producing approximately 12 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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