United Kingdom

Carraig Gheal — 46 MW Wind

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Carraig Gheal is a 46 MW wind power plant located in United Kingdom. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
46 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
Green Power

Operator

Location
56.34, -5.29

Coordinates

Insights

#323
largest in United Kingdom
#2,067
largest Wind worldwide
#14,572
largest worldwide
3
operated by Green Power
100
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Wind
Capacity
46 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Green Power
Country
United Kingdom
Coordinates
56.339, -5.295

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,330 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
33,244 t

over ~25 yrs

Intensity
11 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

289
cars / year
177
homes / year
60,444
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Carraig Gheal is a 46 MW wind power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Green Power.

Ranked #123 of 819 wind plants in the United Kingdom. Its 46 MW constitutes 0.15% 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 Carraig Gheal 26 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Cruachan (440 MW, Hydro), A’Chruach (42.6 MW, Wind), and Clachan (40 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 30 km northwest of Glasgow.

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