Portugal

Barão de São João — 50 MW Wind

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Barão de São João is a 50 MW wind power plant located in Portugal. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
50 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2009

Year online

Owner
EDP Renewables

Operator

Location
37.13, -8.80

Coordinates

Insights

#39
largest in %s
#1,297
largest %s worldwide
#13,085
largest worldwide
2009
%d yrs older than avg
118
operated by %s
26
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Wind
Capacity
50 MW
Commissioned
2009
Status
Operational
Owner
EDP Renewables
Country
Portugal
Coordinates
37.134, -8.798

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,445 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
36,135 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
11 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

314
cars / year
193
homes / year
65,700
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Barão de São João is a 50 MW wind power plant in Portugal, commissioned in 2009.

Ranked #19 of 222 wind plants in Portugal, Barão de São João’s 50 MW accounts for 1.01% of Portugal’s total wind capacity of 4,935 MW. The largest wind plant in Portugal is Alto Douro at 253 MW, making Barão de São João 5.06 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Bordeira (24 MW, Wind), Guerreiros (18 MW, Wind), and Lagoa Funda (12 MW, Wind). The facility is located in the region of Algarve, approximately 120 km west of Faro.

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