North Steads Wind Farm is an 18.5 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Ventient since its commissioning. Ranked #266 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, this facility contributes 0.06% 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 Steads 64.9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Lynemouth power station (420 MW, Coal), Ray (54.4 MW, Wind), and Middlemoor (54 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Northumberland, approximately 15 km from the coast.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 659. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #20,211 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,347 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Ventient (formerly Infinis) operates 7 plants totalling 128 MW
147 plants within 100 km, 7,787 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
North Steads Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 49 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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