Thorfinn Wind Farm - NM2000— 2.3 MW Wind
Thorfinn Wind Farm - NM2000 is a 2.3 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Vestas. Ranked #697 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 2.3 MW represents 0.01% 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 Thorfinn Wind Farm 521.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Kirkwall (16 MW, Oil), Spurness Extension (10 MW, Wind), and Inner Sound Phase 1A (MeyGen) (6 MW, Wave and Tidal). The facility is located in Orkney, approximately 20 km from Kirkwall.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,349. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #33,414 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,151 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Vestas operates 6 plants totalling 399 MW
41 plants within 100 km, 535 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Thorfinn Wind Farm - NM2000 is a wind power plant producing approximately 6 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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