The Michelin Tyre Factory - Ballymena— 4.6 MW Wind
The Michelin Tyre Factory - Ballymena is a 4.6 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Ecotricity. Ranked #590 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.01% 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 this facility 260 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ballylumford Power Station (1,246 MW, Gas), Ballylumford C (616 MW, Gas), and Ballylumford B (540 MW, Gas). The plant is located in County Antrim, approximately 30 km from Belfast.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,899. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #30,014 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,852 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Ecotricity operates 13 plants totalling 70 MW
135 plants within 100 km, 6,013 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
The Michelin Tyre Factory - Ballymena is a wind power plant producing approximately 12 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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