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National Wind Turbine Test Site4.7 MW Wind

WindRenewable

National Wind Turbine Test Site is a 4.7 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by NEL East Kilbride Glasgow G75 0QU. Ranked #586 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 4.7 MW represents 0.02% of the United Kingdom'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 this facility 255 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 south of Glasgow.

Capacity
4.7 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
NEL East Kilbride Glasgow G75 0QU
Location
55.6907°, -4.2844°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,881. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #29,949 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,847 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

NEL East Kilbride Glasgow G75 0QU operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW

Regional density

250 plants within 100 km, 8,866 MW combined

Nearest plant: Whitelee (1.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.690700, -4.284400
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

National Wind Turbine Test Site 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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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