Wathegar 2 Wind Farm is an 18.5 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by BayWa r.e. Ranked #266 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 18.5 MW represents 0.06% of the total wind capacity of 30,806 MW in the country. The largest wind plant in the United Kingdom is Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord at 1,200 MW, making Wathegar 2 64 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Beatrice Wind Farm (588 MW, Wind), Beatrice (588 MW, Wind), and Camster (50 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 30 km north of Inverness.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 659. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #20,211 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,347 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
BayWa r.e. operates 16 plants totalling 116 MW
69 plants within 100 km, 3,139 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Wathegar 2 Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 49 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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