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Ryder Point Quarry Wind Turbines5 MW Wind

WindRenewable

Ryder Point Quarry Wind Turbines is a 5 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Longcliffe Quarries. Ranked #563 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.02% of the 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 Ryder Point Quarry 240 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ratcliffe (2000 MW, Coal) and Templeborough Biomass Power Plant- Rotherham (42 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in Derbyshire, approximately 40 km northeast of Manchester.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
2018

8 years old

Owner
Longcliffe Quarries
Location
53.0916°, -1.6214°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,786 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

8 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Longcliffe Quarries operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW

Regional density

494 plants within 100 km, 35,376 MW combined

Nearest plant: Carsington (1.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 53.091600, -1.621400
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Ryder Point Quarry Wind Turbines is a wind power plant producing approximately 13 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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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