Carn Vean — United Kingdom
Wind power plant in England, United Kingdom. Approximate location 50.1799, -5.1875.
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Carn Vean is a 10 MW wind power plant in England, United Kingdom. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 8.5k homes (estimated). It ranks #947 of 2,860 United Kingdom power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2008, it is around 18 years old — relatively modern. 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GBR0003077.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000907770; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 10 MW, Carn Vean is around the median wind plant in United Kingdom (10 MW). Technically it is described as Onshore. 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.
Key facts
- Share of United Kingdom wind capacity
- less than 0.1% of 23,763 MW across 779 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 63 of 334 dated wind plants in United Kingdom are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest wind plants in United Kingdom
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 50.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 7% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 53/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with marine corrosion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #387 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
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- Roskrow Barton · Wind · 1.7 MW · England
- LITTLE TREVEASE SOLAR PARK · Solar · 5.3 MW · England
Location
Coordinates 50.1799, -5.1875 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Carn Vean?
Carn Vean is a 10 MW wind power plant in England, United Kingdom, commissioned in 2008.