Ovenden Moor is a 9.2 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Yorkshire Windpower since its commissioning. Ranked #430 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Ovenden Moor's 9.2 MW represents 0.03% 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 Ovenden Moor 130.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Scout Moor Wind Farm (65 MW, Wind) and Thornhill (50 MW, Gas). The facility is located in West Yorkshire, approximately 30 km northwest of Leeds.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,080. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #25,029 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,315 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Yorkshire Windpower operates 1 plants totalling 9 MW
379 plants within 100 km, 33,771 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Ovenden Moor is a wind power plant producing approximately 24 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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