Slieve Kirk is a 73.6 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Airtricity. Ranked #72 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it contributes 0.24% of the country'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 Slieve Kirk 16.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Coolkeeragh (408 MW, Gas) and Coolkeeragh Power Station (400 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Northern Ireland, approximately 70 km northwest of Belfast.
16 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 205. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #11,569 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,041 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.05% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
16 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Airtricity operates 5 plants totalling 159 MW
117 plants within 100 km, 2,318 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Slieve Kirk is a wind power plant producing approximately 193 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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