Upper Ardgrain Wind Farm— 2.4 MW Wind
Upper Ardgrain Wind Farm is a 2.4 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Green Cat Renewables and commissioned in 2021. Ranked #685 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. This plant's capacity accounts for 0.01% of the UK'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 Upper Ardgrain 500 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Peterhead Power Station (2,177 MW, Gas), Peterhead (1,180 MW, Gas), and European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (93.2 MW, Wind). The facility is located in the Scotland region, approximately 40 km south of Aberdeen.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,309. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #33,228 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,124 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Green Cat Renewables operates 13 plants totalling 38 MW
98 plants within 100 km, 6,339 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Upper Ardgrain Wind Farm 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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