Fuel: Wind
Capacity: 5 MW
Commissioned: 1998
Technology: 10 Enercon (E40 - 0.500KW) Turbines
In 1998, the Crockahenny Wind Farm was officially completed, and became ESB's first commercially operational wind farm. It is located on the Inishowen peninsula in Co Donegal, the largest in all of the island of Ireland. The wind farm is located approximately 12km east of Buncrana.
The site features 10 turbines with a combined generating capacity of 5 MW. It can generate enough renewable electricity to power around 3,100 households a year.
Each year, the operation of Crockahenny wind farm off-sets the emission of harmful greenhouse gases, such as: 13,600 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2), 180 tonnes of sulphur dioxide (SOˣ), and 40 tonnes of nitrogen oxide (NOˣ).