Upper Wheedlemont Farm is a 1.7 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by J & A Wilson Ltd since its commissioning. Ranked #743 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, this facility contributes 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 Upper Wheedlemont Farm 705 times smaller. Nearby plants include Dorenell Wind Farm (177 MW, Wind), Mid Hill (75.9 MW, Wind), and Clunie (61.2 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Aberdeenshire, approximately 30 km from the city of Aberdeen.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,597. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #35,309 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,330 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
J & A Wilson Ltd operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
129 plants within 100 km, 7,907 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Upper Wheedlemont Farm 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
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