River Coiltie Hydro Scheme— 1.9 MW Hydroelectric
River Coiltie Hydro Scheme is a 1.9 MW hydro power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Green Highland Renewables. Ranked #105 of 141 hydro plants in the United Kingdom. Its capacity of 1.9 MW accounts for 0.03% of the United Kingdom's total hydro capacity of 7,076 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United Kingdom is Dinorwig at 1,800 MW, making River Coiltie 948.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Foyers (300 MW, Hydro), Foyers Power Station (300 MW, Hydro), and Stronelairg Wind Farm (228 MW, Wind). The facility is located in the Scottish Highlands, approximately 30 km south of Inverness.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,528. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #34,809 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,565 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Green Highland Renewables operates 8 plants totalling 33 MW
130 plants within 100 km, 3,984 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
River Coiltie Hydro Scheme is a hydro power plant producing approximately 7 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
United Kingdom- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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