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Tangy Wind Farm Extension/Tangy 26 MW Wind

WindRenewable

Tangy Wind Farm Extension/Tangy 2 is a 6 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) since its commissioning. Ranked #535 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, this facility represents 0.02% 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 Tangy Wind Farm 200 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km 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 50 km southwest of Glasgow.

Capacity
6 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
Location
55.4786°, -5.5305°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,393. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #27,330 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,673 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) operates 50 plants totalling 1,536 MW

Regional density

152 plants within 100 km, 9,193 MW combined

Nearest plant: Tangy (8.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.478600, -5.530500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Tangy Wind Farm Extension/Tangy 2 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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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