South Sharpley Wind Farm— 6.23 MW Wind
South Sharpley Wind Farm is a 6.2304 MW wind power facility in the United Kingdom, operated by REG Windpower. Commissioned in an unspecified year, it adds to the UK's renewable energy portfolio. Ranked #529 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, this plant's capacity represents 0.02% of the 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 South Sharpley Wind Farm 192 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Hartlepool (1,180 MW, Nuclear), Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station (1,180 MW, Nuclear), and Lynemouth power station (420 MW, Coal). The facility is located in North East England, approximately 10 km from Hartlepool.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,373. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #27,222 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,661 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light & Power) operates 2 plants totalling 18 MW
135 plants within 100 km, 4,533 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
South Sharpley Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 16 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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