Orchard End Windfarm is a 4.1044 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Renewable Energy Generation. Ranked #617 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Orchard End's 4.1044 MW constitutes 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 Orchard End 293.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Heysham 2 (1,230 MW, Nuclear), Heysham 1 (1,155 MW, Nuclear), and Heysham 1 power station (1,150 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in the North West region, approximately 80 km northwest of Manchester.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,981. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #30,574 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,920 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Renewable Energy Generation operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW
245 plants within 100 km, 18,484 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Orchard End Windfarm 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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