Stroupster is a 29.9 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Greencoat UK Wind/Bay Wa .r.e/ SunGift and commissioned in 2017. Ranked #170 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 29.9 MW represents 0.1% 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 Stroupster 40.1 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Moray East Offshore Wind Farm (950 MW, Wind), Beatrice Wind Farm (588 MW, Wind), and Camster (50 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 30 km northeast of Inverness.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 453. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #16,982 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,640 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Greencoat UK Wind/Bay Wa .r.e/ SunGift operates 2 plants totalling 48 MW
49 plants within 100 km, 2,830 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Stroupster is a wind power plant producing approximately 79 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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