Winscales Moor is a 6 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Gravis Capital Management. Ranked #535 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 6 MW represents 0.02% 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 Winscales Moor 200 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Fellside CHP (180 MW, Cogeneration), Robin Rigg Wind Farm (174 MW, Wind), and Robin Rigg West (90 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Cumbria, approximately 40 km south of Carlisle.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,393. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #27,330 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,673 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Gravis Capital Management operates 4 plants totalling 55 MW
137 plants within 100 km, 9,873 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Winscales Moor is a wind power plant producing approximately 16 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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