North Pickenham Airfield is a 4 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Bernard Matthews Green Energy since its commissioning. Ranked #623 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, this facility 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 North Pickenham Airfield 300 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include West Raynham (49.9 MW, Solar), Snetterton Biomass Plant (44.2 MW, Biomass), and Thetford (41.5 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in Norfolk, approximately 30 km west of Norwich.
9 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,999. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #30,667 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,931 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
9 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Bernard Matthews Green Energy operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW
316 plants within 100 km, 15,764 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
North Pickenham Airfield is a wind power plant producing approximately 11 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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