West Browncastle is a 30 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Falck Renewables since its commissioning. Ranked #164 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it contributes 0.1% 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 West Browncastle 40 times smaller. Nearby plants include Whitelee Wind Farm (539 MW, Wind), Whitelee (322 MW, Wind), and Whitelee 2 (217.02 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 30 km south of Glasgow.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 437. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #16,429 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,476 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Falck Renewables operates 7 plants totalling 225 MW
250 plants within 100 km, 8,821 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
West Browncastle is a wind power plant producing approximately 79 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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