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.
8 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 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
8 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Blue Energy operates 7 plants totalling 110 MW
114 plants within 100 km, 4,577 MW combined
Location
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
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