North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm— 60 MW Wind
North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm is a 60 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Npower Limited and commissioned in an unspecified year. 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 this facility 20 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Connah's Quay Power Station (1380 MW, Gas), Connahs Quay Power Station (1380 MW, Gas), and Connahs Quay (1380 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Wales, approximately 40 km from the nearest major city.
23 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 232. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #12,271 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
Npower Limited operates 1 plants totalling 60 MW
249 plants within 100 km, 23,802 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm 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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