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Mapping UK renewable energy production

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Climate and Energy 14-16 Geography 42 Copyright 2019 Encounter Edu This resource may be reproduced for educational purposes only STUDENT SHEET 5a

Map the following examples of the highest capacity operational renewable energy production sites in the UK, each site shows their megawatt capacity. Remember to add a key to distinguish the different types.

Site name Location Capacity

Offshore wind farms

Walney 3 wind farm Nr. Walney Island, Irish Sea 660MW

London array phase 1 Thames estuary 630MW

Beatrice wind farm Moray firth, North Sea 588MW

Gwynt Y Môr Liverpool bay, Irish Sea 576MW

Greater Gabbard wind farm Nr. Suffolk, North Sea 504MW

Onshore wind farms

Clyde wind farm South Lanarkshire 350MW

Whitelee wind farm East Renfrewshire 322MW

Kilgallioch wind farm South Ayrshire 239MW

Pen Y Cymoedd Rhondda Cynon Taff 228MW

Greater Gabbard wind farm Scottish Highlands 228MW

Solar parks / farms

MOD Lyneham solar park Wiltshire 69.8MW

Wroughton Airfield solar park Wiltshire 50MW

West Raynham solar park Norfolk 49.9MW

Melksham solar farm Wiltshire 49.6MW

Eveley solar farm Hampshire 49MW

Wave farms

Hayle wave hub Nr. Cornwall, Celtic Sea 23MW

Wello penguin device Nr. Orkney, North Sea 1MW

Lewis Oyster Wave array Nr. Hebrides, Atlantic Ocean 50MW†

Billia Croo extension Nr. Orkney, North Sea 23MW†

Milford Haven Wave Dragon Nr. Pembrokeshire, Irish Sea 20MW†

Source: UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. † Not operational at time of writing, September 2019 Renewable Energy Planning Database under construction or in planning

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