Turncole is a 17.5 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by RES/Aviva. It has been in operation since its commissioning, located at coordinates 51.6515, 0.8678. Ranked #281 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Turncole's 17.5 MW represents 0.06% of the 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 Turncole 68.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Grain CHP (1404 MW, Cogeneration), Damhead Creek (805 MW, Gas), and Coryton (800 MW, Gas). The facility is situated in the South East region, approximately 30 km east of London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 691. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #20,570 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,438 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
RES/ Aviva operates 1 plants totalling 18 MW
308 plants within 100 km, 22,439 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Turncole is a wind power plant producing approximately 46 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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