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Shielburn Farm is a 6.9 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Green Cat Renewables and located at 57.4998, -2.5420. Ranked #504 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 6.9 MW accounts for 0.02% 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 Shielburn Farm 173 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Clunie (61.2 MW, Hydro) and Clashindarroch (36.9 MW, Wind). The facility is situated in Scotland, approximately 40 km northeast of Aberdeen.

Capacity
6.9 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Green Cat Renewables
Location
57.4998°, -2.5420°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,302. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #26,800 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,592 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Green Cat Renewables operates 13 plants totalling 38 MW

Regional density

102 plants within 100 km, 6,964 MW combined

Nearest plant: Gordonstown (5.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 57.499800, -2.542000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Shielburn Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 18 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

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Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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