Tappaghan Wind Farm is a 28.5 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Greencoat UK Wind. Ranked #184 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 28.5 MW accounts for 0.09% 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 Tappaghan Wind Farm 42.1 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Slieve Kirk (73.6 MW, Wind) and Meentycat (72 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Northern Ireland, approximately 100 km west of Belfast.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 470. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #17,175 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,738 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Greencoat UK Wind operates 14 plants totalling 309 MW
97 plants within 100 km, 2,308 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Tappaghan Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 75 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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