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SERRA DE VILOBI

Wind power plant in Catalonia, Spain. Approximate location 42.1555, 2.2828.

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SERRA DE VILOBI is a 40 MW wind power plant in Catalonia, Spain. It is operated by ENERGIAS EOLICAS DE CATALUNYA SA. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 34k homes (estimated). It ranks #345 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2007, it is around 19 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 20.4% of Spain's electricity; the national grid averages 154 gCO₂/kWh (74.6% low-carbon) (2025).

40Legacy source-record capacity
34,464homes powered (est.)
2007commissioned (~19 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1007900.

Data status

Known data

FacilitySERRA DE VILOBI WRI
CountrySpain · Catalonia WRI
Coordinates42.1555, 2.2828 WRI
FuelWind WRI
MW installed capacity40 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerENERGIAS EOLICAS DE CATALUNYA SA WRI
Commissioned2007 WRI
TechnologyOnshore WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#345 of 899 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#97 of 341 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.35× · 30 MW median · 341 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent34,464 calculated
Climate10.9°C · HDD 2,654 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC4 · 35/100 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.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 40 MW, SERRA DE VILOBI is well above the median wind plant in Spain (30 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.

Capacity vs largest wind plants in Spain

SAN LORENZO A: 150 MW150SAN LORENZ…P.E. DOLAR 1: 100 MW100P.E. DOLAR…P.E. TORRE MIRO II: 99 MW99P.E. TORRE…PARAMO DE POZA I: 97 MW97PARAMO DE …PARQUE EOLICO ALTO PALANCIA III: 94 MW94PARQUE EOL…P.E. TARDIENTA I: 94 MW94P.E. TARDI…PENAFLOR III: 90 MW90PENAFLOR I…P.E. SAN JUAN DE BARGAS (UNIFICADO): 90 MW90P.E. SAN J…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by ENERGIAS EOLICAS DE CATALUNYA SA.

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 42.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

10.9°Cannual mean temp
2,654heating degree-days (base 18°C)
93cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
838 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 4 °CJF: 5 °CFM: 7 °CMA: 8 °CAM: 12 °CMJ: 16 °CJJ: 20 °CJA: 20 °CAS: 16 °CSO: 12 °CON: 7 °CND: 5 °CD20 °C

Heating degree-days here run 8% 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

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
35/100environmental-severity index
15.6°Cseasonal temperature swing
37 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #97 largest wind power plant of 341 in Spain by capacity.

Spain has 341 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 11,361 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 42.1555, 2.2828 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is SERRA DE VILOBI?

SERRA DE VILOBI is a 40 MW source-record wind power plant in Catalonia, Spain, commissioned in 2007.

How many homes can SERRA DE VILOBI power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 34,464 homes (estimated).

Who operates SERRA DE VILOBI?

SERRA DE VILOBI is operated by ENERGIAS EOLICAS DE CATALUNYA SA.

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