BAE Samlesbury Aerodrome— 2 MW Solar
BAE Samlesbury Aerodrome is a 2 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by British Aerospace Defence Limited. Ranked #1037 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.02% 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 BAE Samlesbury 36 times smaller. Nearby plants include Heysham 2 (1,230 MW, Nuclear), Heysham 1 (1,155 MW, Nuclear), and Heysham 1 power station (1,150 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Lancashire, approximately 15 km from Preston.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,423. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
- #8,552 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
British Aerospace Defence Limited operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
293 plants within 100 km, 20,946 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
BAE Samlesbury Aerodrome is a solar power plant producing approximately 3 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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