Greencoat UK Wind

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Greencoat UK Wind plc
Industry Investment trust
Headquarters
London, England, UK
Website www.greencoat-ukwind.com

Greencoat UK Wind is a British investment company investing in UK wind farms based in London, England. [1] [2] Established in 2012, it is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The company's Chairman is Tim Ingram. [3] Greencoat Capital LLP acts as investment manager to Greencoat UK Wind plc. [3]

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Operations

As of April 2024, the company oversees 49 wind farms in the UK, with over half of them under its sole ownership. [4] It holds a stake in the Hornsea One Wind Farm, which is located 75 miles into the North Sea. [4] [5] Greencoat’s combined portfolio generates around 1.5 per cent of UK domestic electricity demand. [4]

Assets of Greencoat UK Wind
PropertyCapacity (MW)TypeLocationStakeInvestedDivested
Bicker Fen26.7OnshoreEngland (Lincolnshire)80%2017 [6]
Bin Mountain9OnshoreNorthern Ireland100%2013 [7]
Bishopthorpe16.4OnshoreEngland (Lincolnshire)67.4%2017 (100%) [8] 2025 (32.6%) [9]
Braes of Doune Wind Farm 72OnshoreScotland (Stirlingshire)100%2013 (50%) [7]
2021 (50%) [10]
Brockaghboy47.5OnshoreNorthern Ireland100%2018 [11]
Burbo Bank Extension 258OffshoreIrish Sea (Merseyside)15.7%2021 [12]
Carcant6OnshoreScotland (Borders)100%2013 [7]
Church Hill18.4OnshoreNorthern Ireland100%2018 [13]
Clyde Wind Farm 522OnshoreScotland (South Lanarkshire)28.22016
2017 [14]
Corriegarth69.5OnshoreScotland (Inverness)100%2017 [15]
Cotton Farm16.4OnshoreEngland (Cambridgeshire)100%2013 [16]
Crighshane32.2OnshoreNorthern Ireland100%2018 [13]
Dalquhandy42OnshoreScotland (South Lanarkshire)60%2023 (100%) [17] 2024 (40%) [18]
Deeping St Nicholas16.4OnshoreEngland (Lincolnshire)80%2017 [6]
Douglas West45OnshoreScotland (South Lanarkshire)60%2021 (100%) [19] 2024 (40%) [18]
Drone Hill28.6OnshoreScotland (Borders)51.62014 [20]
Dunmaglass94OnshoreScotland (Inverness)35.5%2019 [21] [22]
Earls Hall Farm10.25OnshoreEngland (Essex)100%2013 [16]
Glass Moor16.4OnshoreEngland (Cambridgeshire)80%2017 [6]
Glen Kyllachy48.5OnshoreScotland (Inverness)100%2022 [23]
Hornsea 1 1,200OffshoreNorth Sea (Yorkshore)11.52022 (12.5%) [24] 2025 (1%) [9]
Humber Gateway Wind Farm 219OffshoreNorth Sea (Yorkshire)492020 [25]
Kildrummy18.4OnshoreScotland (Aberdeenshire)100%2014 [26]
Kype Muir Extension67.2OnshoreScotland (South Lanarkshire)65%2023 (49.9%)
2024 (15.1%) [27]
Langhope Rig16OnshoreScotland (Borders)100%2017 [28]
Lindhurst9OnshoreEngland (Nottinghamshire)49%2013 [29]
Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm 59.8OnshoreEngland (Kent)41%2013 [30]
London Array 630OffshoreNorth Sea (Kent)13.7%2023 [31]
Maerdy24OnshoreWales (Glamorgan)100%2013 [32]
Middlemoor54OnshoreScotland (Borders)49%2013 [29]
North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm 60OffshoreIrish Sea (Clwyd)100%2017 [33]
North Rhins22OnshoreScotland (Dumfries & Galloway)51.62014 [20]
Red House12.3OnshoreEngland (Lincolnshire)80%2017 [6]
Red Tile24.6OnshoreEngland (Cambridgeshire)80%2017 [6]
Rhyl Flats 90OffshoreIrish Sea (Clwyd)24.95%2013 [34]
Screggagh20OnshoreNorthern Ireland100%2016 [35]
Sixpenny Wood20.5OnshoreEngland (Yorkshire)51.62014 [20]
Slieve Divena 1 & 248.8OnshoreNorthern Ireland100%2020 [36]
South Kyle240OnshoreScotland (Dumfries & Galloway)100%2023 [37]
Stronelairg227.7OnshoreScotland35.5%2019 [38] [22]
Stroupster29.9OnshoreScotland (Caithness)100%2015 [39]
Tappaghan28.5OnshoreNorthern Ireland100%2013 [7]
Tom nan Clach39.1OnshoreScotland (Nairn)75%2019 [40]
Twentyshilling37.8OnshoreScotland (Dumfries & Galloway)100%2021 [41]
Walney Wind Farm 367.2OffshoreIrish Sea (Cumbria)25.1%2020 [42]
Windy Rigg43.2OnshoreScotland (Dumfries & Galloway)100%2021 [41]
Yelvertoft16.5OnshoreEngland (Northamptonshire)51.62014 [20]

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