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Thorfinn Wind Farm - NM15001.5 MW Wind

WindRenewable

Thorfinn Wind Farm - NM1500 is a 1.5 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Vestas. Ranked #755 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it represents 0.005% 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 Thorfinn Wind Farm 800 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Kirkwall (16 MW, Oil), Inner Sound Phase 1A (MeyGen) (6 MW, Wave and Tidal), and Burgar Hill (5 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 15 km northeast of Kirkwall.

Capacity
1.5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Vestas
Location
59.1131°, -3.1438°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,641. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #35,792 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,388 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Vestas operates 6 plants totalling 399 MW

Regional density

41 plants within 100 km, 536 MW combined

Nearest plant: Burgar Hill (0.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 59.113100, -3.143800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Thorfinn Wind Farm - NM1500 is a wind power plant producing approximately 4 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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