Astley Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Rockfire Capital. Ranked #481 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility represents 0.06% of the country's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Astley Solar Farm 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Bloxwich Battery (41 MW, Storage), Oldbury (40 MW, Biomass), and Four Ashes EfW (23 MW, Waste). The facility is located in the United Kingdom, approximately 30 km north of Birmingham.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,747 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Rockfire Capital operates 3 plants totalling 62 MW
348 plants within 100 km, 11,561 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Astley Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 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
United Kingdom- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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