World Power Plants

Shichinohe47.5 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Shichinohe is a 47.5 MW solar power plant in Japan. It accounts for 0.86% of Japan's total solar capacity of 5,554 MW. The plant was commissioned in an unspecified year. Ranked #14 of 327 solar plants in Japan, Shichinohe is smaller than Setouchi, the largest solar plant in Japan, which has a capacity of 230 MW, making Shichinohe 4.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include Higashidōri Nuclear Power Plant (1,100 MW, Nuclear), Higashi-Dori (1,100 MW, Nuclear), and Hachinohe Taiheiyo (125.2 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Aomori Prefecture, approximately 50 km from Aomori City.

Capacity
47.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2013

13 years old

Owner
Shichinohe Solar Power Co.
Location
40.7760°, 141.1790°

Japan, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 269. largest of 662 plants in Japan
  • #14,485 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,178 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Japan
Age & fleet comparison

13 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Shichinohe Solar Power Co. operates 1 plants totalling 48 MW

Regional density

18 plants within 100 km, 4,087 MW combined

Nearest plant: Noheji (9.4 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 40.776000, 141.179000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Shichinohe is a solar power plant producing approximately 75 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
Japan
Continent
Asia
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

JapanEnergy Profile

662
Total Plants
342.8 GW
Total Capacity
GasNuclearCoalOil
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