Whittlesey is a 9 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by REG Windpower. Ranked #446 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 9 MW represents 0.03% 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 Whittlesey 133.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Spalding (880 MW, Gas) and Sutton Bridge (819 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Cambridgeshire, approximately 30 km from Peterborough.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,103. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #25,134 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,359 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
REG Windpower (previously Cornwall Light and Power) operates 7 plants totalling 37 MW
474 plants within 100 km, 22,722 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Whittlesey is a wind power plant producing approximately 24 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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