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Windyhill Road (Dunbeg) Wind Farm42 MW Wind

WindRenewable

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.

Capacity
42 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Gaelectric Developments/ CGN Europe Energy
Location
55.0804°, -6.8886°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Gaelectric Developments/ CGN Europe Energy operates 8 plants totalling 114 MW

Regional density

123 plants within 100 km, 5,527 MW combined

Nearest plant: Dunmore (1.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.080400, -6.888600
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Carbon Footprint

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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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