North Hoyle is a 60 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Greencoat (formerly Npower Renewables). Ranked #93 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 60 MW represents 0.19% of the UK'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 North Hoyle 20 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Connah's Quay Power Station (1380 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Wales, approximately 30 km west of Chester.
23 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 232. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #12,268 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,161 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
23 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Greencoat (formerly Npower Renewables) operates 1 plants totalling 60 MW
249 plants within 100 km, 23,802 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
North Hoyle is a wind power plant producing approximately 158 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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