Orton Park Farm is a 1.6 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Orton Park Wind Energy. Commissioned in an unspecified year, it contributes to the growing renewable energy sector. Ranked #748 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Orton Park Farm's 1.6 MW represents 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 Orton Park Farm 750 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Steven's Croft (50 MW, Cogeneration), Minsca (36.8 MW, Wind), and Beck Burn (31 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Cumbria, approximately 100 km south of Glasgow.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,617. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #35,483 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,358 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Orton Park Wind Energy operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
168 plants within 100 km, 8,976 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Orton Park Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 4 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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