Wardlaw Wood is an 18 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Wind Prospect on land owned by Community Windpower Ltd, and was commissioned in 2020. Ranked #273 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.06% 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 Wardlaw Wood 66.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hunterston B (965 MW, Nuclear) and Dersalloch (69 MW, Wind). The facility is situated in North Ayrshire, approximately 50 km southwest of Glasgow.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 671. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #20,292 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,374 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Wind Prospect on land owned by Community Windpower Ltd operates 1 plants totalling 18 MW
201 plants within 100 km, 8,210 MW combined
Nearest plant: Millour Hill Community Windfarm (Re-submission) (1.3 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Wardlaw Wood is a wind power plant producing approximately 47 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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