River Taodail Hydro— 1.4 MW Hydroelectric
River Taodail Hydro is a 1.4 MW hydro power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Gilkes Energy since its commissioning. Ranked #116 of 141 hydro plants in the United Kingdom, this facility's 1.4 MW represents 0.02% of the country's total hydro capacity of 7,076 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United Kingdom is Dinorwig at 1,800 MW, making River Taodail 1.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Inverawe (25 MW, Hydro), Quoich Power Station (18.5 MW, Hydro), and Cuileig Hydro Scheme (3.3 MW, Hydro). The plant is located in the Highland region, approximately 30 km from Inverness.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,721. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #36,302 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,813 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Gilkes Energy operates 8 plants totalling 13 MW
101 plants within 100 km, 2,847 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
River Taodail Hydro is a hydro power plant producing approximately 5 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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