Myres Hill is a 1.8 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by National Energy Laboratories (NEL). Ranked #734 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it contributes 0.01% 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 Myres Hill 666 times smaller. Nearby plants include Whitelee Wind Farm (539 MW, Wind), Whitelee (322 MW, Wind), and Whitelee 2 (217.02 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 20 km from Glasgow.
8 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,553. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #35,026 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,299 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
8 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
National Energy Laboratories (NEL) operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
250 plants within 100 km, 8,869 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Myres Hill is a wind power plant producing approximately 5 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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