Sixpenny Wood is a 20.5 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Greencoat UK Wind. Ranked #245 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 20.5 MW represents 0.07% 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 Sixpenny Wood 58.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Drax Power Station (3960 MW, Biomass) and West Burton (2012 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Lincolnshire, approximately 50 km from Lincoln.
8 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 583. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #18,943 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,209 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
8 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Greencoat UK Wind operates 14 plants totalling 309 MW
335 plants within 100 km, 29,847 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Sixpenny Wood is a wind power plant producing approximately 54 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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