Sancton Hill Wind Farm— 10.384 MW Wind
Sancton Hill Wind Farm is a 10.38 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by REG Windpower. Ranked #391 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 10.38 MW accounts for 0.03% of the United Kingdom'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 Sancton Hill 115 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Drax Power Station (3,960 MW, Biomass) and Drax (1,980 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Yorkshire and is approximately 30 km from the city of York.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 987. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #23,622 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,071 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light and Power) operates 7 plants totalling 37 MW
286 plants within 100 km, 31,734 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Sancton Hill Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 27 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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