Windyhill Road (Dunbeg) Wind Farm— 42 MW Wind
Windyhill Road (Dunbeg) Wind Farm is a 42 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Gaelectric Developments/CGN Europe Energy. Ranked #127 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom, Windyhill Road's 42 MW accounts for 0.14% of the 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 this facility 28.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Coolkeeragh (408 MW, Gas), Coolkeeragh Power Station (400 MW, Gas), and Slieve Kirk (73.6 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Northern Ireland, approximately 50 km from Derry.
11 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 337. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #14,931 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,134 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
11 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Gaelectric Developments/ CGN Europe Energy operates 8 plants totalling 114 MW
123 plants within 100 km, 5,527 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Windyhill Road (Dunbeg) Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 110 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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