Carraig Gheal is a 46 MW wind power plant located in United Kingdom. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
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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
tonnes / year
over ~25 yrs
gCO₂ per kWh
Annual emissions equal to
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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