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Beinneun — United Kingdom

Wind power plant in Scotland, United Kingdom. Approximate location 57.0956, -4.9655.

WindScotlandUnited KingdomOnshorePre Construction

Beinneun is a 85 MW wind power plant in Scotland, United Kingdom. It ranks #183 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).

85MW installed capacity
2017Pre Construction

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GBR0003787.

Data status

Known data

FacilityBeinneun WRI
CountryUnited Kingdom · Scotland WRI
Coordinates57.0956, -4.9655 WRI
FuelWind WRI
MW installed capacity85 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000912319; 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
OwnerOctopus Investments/Blue Energy. WRI
Commissioned2017 WRI
TechnologyOnshore WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#183 / 2860 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#51 / 779 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers8.50× · 10 MW · n=779 calculated
Climate6.8°C · HDD 4,070 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 23/100 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 109 MW for Beinneun 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 · L100000912319; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 85 MW, Beinneun 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 #51 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

Location

Coordinates 57.0956, -4.9655 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Beinneun?

Beinneun is a 85 MW wind power plant in Scotland, United Kingdom, Pre Construction 2017.

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