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Wandylaw is a 20.5 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Blue Energy. Ranked #245 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 20.5 MW represents 0.07% 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 Wandylaw 58.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Lynemouth power station (420 MW, Coal) and Ray (54.4 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Northumberland, approximately 50 km from Newcastle upon Tyne.

Capacity
20.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2018

8 years old

Owner
Blue Energy
Location
55.5196°, -1.7642°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 583. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #18,943 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,209 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Age & fleet comparison

8 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Blue Energy operates 7 plants totalling 110 MW

Regional density

114 plants within 100 km, 4,577 MW combined

Nearest plant: Middlemoor (2.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.519600, -1.764200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Wandylaw is a wind power plant producing approximately 54 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
GasWindNuclearCoal
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