Rhyl Flats Wind Farm— 90 MW Wind
Rhyl Flats Wind Farm is a 90 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom. Ranked #62 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 90 MW accounts for 0.29% of the UK's total wind capacity of 30,806 MW. The largest wind plant in the UK is Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord at 1,200 MW, making Rhyl Flats 13.33 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Gwynt y Mor (576 MW, Wind) and Ffestiniog Power Station (360 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Wales, approximately 30 km west of Chester.
17 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 191. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #10,694 worldwide by installed capacity
- #904 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.06% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
17 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
DONG Energy operates 11 plants totalling 2,974 MW
220 plants within 100 km, 23,511 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Rhyl Flats Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 237 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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