Red Gap Moor Wind Farm is a 12.5 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Capital Dynamics. Ranked #356 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it represents 0.04% 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 Red Gap Moor 96 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hartlepool (1,180 MW, Nuclear), Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station (1,180 MW, Nuclear), and Teesport Renewable Energy Plant (299 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in the North East region, approximately 70 km south of Newcastle.
11 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 871. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #22,338 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,727 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
11 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Capital Dynamics operates 5 plants totalling 180 MW
155 plants within 100 km, 4,649 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Red Gap Moor Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 33 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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