Worksopp is a 2 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Ecotricity. Ranked #717 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 2 MW accounts for 0.01% 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 this facility 600 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Drax Power Station (3,960 MW, Biomass), West Burton (2,012 MW, Coal), and Cottam (2,008 MW, Coal). The facility is located in England, approximately 40 km northeast of Sheffield.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,423. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #33,914 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,194 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Ecotricity operates 13 plants totalling 70 MW
452 plants within 100 km, 36,220 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Worksopp is a wind power plant producing approximately 5 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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