North Yell Wind Farm (Garth Community Wind Farm)— 4.5 MW Wind
North Yell Wind Farm (Garth Community Wind Farm) is a 4.5 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Garth Wind (North Yell Development Council). Ranked #607 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, this facility represents 0.01% of the 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 Yell Wind Farm 266 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Shetland, Scotland, approximately 50 km north of the mainland.
9 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,927. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #30,103 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,876 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
9 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Garth Wind (North Yell Development Council) operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW
3 plants within 100 km, 74 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
North Yell Wind Farm (Garth Community Wind Farm) 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
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