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Beinn an Tuirc 1 — United Kingdom

Wind power plant in Scotland, United Kingdom. Approximate location 55.5732, -5.5874.

WindScotlandUnited KingdomOnshorePre Construction

Beinn an Tuirc 1 is a 29.7 MW wind power plant in Scotland, United Kingdom. It ranks #406 of 2,860 United Kingdom power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 29.4% of United Kingdom's electricity; the national grid averages 217 gCO₂/kWh (64.4% low-carbon) (2025).

29.7MW installed capacity

2001Pre Construction

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GBR0003292.

Data status

Known data

FacilityBeinn an Tuirc 1 WRI

CountryUnited Kingdom · Scotland WRI

Coordinates55.5732, -5.5874 WRI

FuelWind WRI

MW installed capacity29.7 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000913219; part of a generating complex

Verification noteQuality label backfilled from existing source-backed capacity provenance on 2026-07-05; capacity value was not changed. source-verified

OwnerCRE Energy/ Scottish Power WRI

Commissioned2001 WRI

TechnologyOnshore WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#406 / 2860 calculated

Fuel-specific rank in country#157 / 779 calculated

Capacity vs country/fuel peers2.97× · 10 MW · n=779 calculated

Climate9.1°C · HDD 3,222 derived from coordinates

Environmental severityC4 · 27/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Capacity provenance

The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 73 MW for Beinn An Tuirc wind farm, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000913219; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 29.7 MW, Beinn an Tuirc 1 is well above the median wind plant in United Kingdom (10 MW). Technically it is described as Onshore. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #157 largest wind power plant of 779 in United Kingdom by capacity.

United Kingdom has 779 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 23,763 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Beinn an Tuirc 2 · Wind · 43.7 MW · Scotland
Cnoc Donn Arnicle · Wind · 15 MW · Scotland
Auchadaduie Wind Farm · Wind · 6.9 MW · Scotland
Deucheran Hill · Wind · 15.8 MW · Scotland
Tangy · Wind · 18.7 MW · Scotland
Tangy Wind Farm Extension/Tangy 2 · Wind · 6 MW · Scotland

Location

Coordinates 55.5732, -5.5874 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Beinn an Tuirc 1?

Beinn an Tuirc 1 is a 29.7 MW wind power plant in Scotland, United Kingdom, Pre Construction 2001.

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