Scroby Sands Wind Farm— 60 MW Wind
Scroby Sands Wind Farm is a 60 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by RWE and commissioned in 2004. Ranked #93 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 60 MW represents 0.19% of the UK'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 this facility 20 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Sizewell B (1198 MW, Nuclear), Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station (1195 MW, Nuclear), and Great Yarmouth Power Station (430 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Norfolk, approximately 30 km from the nearest major city.
22 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 232. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #12,271 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,161 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
22 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
RWE operates 17 plants totalling 15,113 MW
118 plants within 100 km, 7,651 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Scroby Sands Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 158 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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