Windy Standard is a 21.6 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Fred Olsen Renewables since its commissioning. Ranked #237 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, it contributes 0.07% 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 Windy Standard 55.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km 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 20 km south of Glasgow.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 568. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #18,704 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,142 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Fred Olsen Renewables operates 9 plants totalling 537 MW
222 plants within 100 km, 8,013 MW combined
Nearest plant: Windy Standard II Wind Farm (Brockloch Rig Phase 1) (1.4 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Windy Standard is a wind power plant producing approximately 57 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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