Châteaurenard is a 7 MW solar power plant in France, operated since its commissioning. Ranked #218 of 773 solar plants in France. Its 7 MW represents 0.14% of France's total solar capacity of 5,029 MW. The largest solar plant in France is Cestas at 301 MW, making Châteaurenard 43 times smaller. Nearby plants include Tricastin 1 (3660 MW, Nuclear) and the Thermal power plant of Aramon (1370 MW, Coal). The facility is located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, approximately 60 km from Marseille.
France, Europe
- 1,138. largest of 2,195 plants in France
- #26,611 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,031 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
TotalEnergies operates 136 plants totalling 2,502 MW
197 plants within 100 km, 21,816 MW combined
Source: Wiki-Solar
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Châteaurenard is a solar power plant producing approximately 11 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Solar
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
France- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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