Tangy is an 18.7 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Border Wind/Scottish and Southern (SSE). Ranked #265 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 18.7 MW represents 0.06% 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 Tangy 64.1 times smaller. Nearby plants include Beinn an Tuirc 2 (43.7 MW, Wind), Beinn an Tuirc 1 (29.7 MW, Wind), and Freasdail Wind Farm (22.5 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 20 km south of Campbeltown.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 652. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #20,168 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,342 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Border Wind / Scottish and Southern (SSE) operates 1 plants totalling 19 MW
137 plants within 100 km, 8,549 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Tangy is a wind power plant producing approximately 49 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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