United Kingdom

Beinneun — 85 MW Wind

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Beinneun is a 85 MW wind power plant located in United Kingdom. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
85 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
Octopus Investments/Blue Energy.

Operator

Location
57.10, -4.97

Coordinates

Insights

#199
largest in United Kingdom
#939
largest Wind worldwide
#10,919
largest worldwide
2
operated by Octopus Investments/Blue Energy.
119
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Wind
Capacity
85 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Octopus Investments/Blue Energy.
Country
United Kingdom
Coordinates
57.096, -4.966

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,457 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
61,430 t

over ~25 yrs

Intensity
11 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

534
cars / year
328
homes / year
111,690
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

About this plant

Beinneun is an 85 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Octopus Investments/Blue Energy.

Ranked #70 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 85 MW represents 0.28% 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 Beinneun 14 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Stronelairg Wind Farm (228 MW, Wind), Bhlaraidh (110 MW, Wind), and Glendoe Hydro Scheme (100 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 30 km southwest of Inverness.

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