La Fossette is a 6.5 MW solar power plant in France, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #230 of 773 solar plants in France, La Fossette accounts for 0.13% of the country's total solar capacity of 5,029 MW. The largest solar plant in France is Cestas at 301 MW, making La Fossette 46.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include the Thermal power plant of Aramon (1,370 MW, Coal), MARTIGUES PONTEAU (930 MW, Gas), and COMBIGOLFE (425 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the Occitanie region, approximately 70 km northwest of Marseille.
15 years old
France, Europe
- 1,170. largest of 2,195 plants in France
- #27,004 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,195 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
15 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
TotalEnergies operates 136 plants totalling 2,502 MW
163 plants within 100 km, 13,265 MW combined
Source: Wiki-Solar
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
La Fossette is a solar power plant producing approximately 10 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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