Barton Solar Farm is a 1.2 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy. Ranked #1122 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it represents 0.01% 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 Barton 60 times smaller. Nearby plants include Aberthaw B (1,586 MW, Coal), Aberthaw Power Station Biomass (1,500 MW, Biomass), and Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Station (1,250 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in the southwest region of England, approximately 30 km west of the city of Bristol.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,773. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #36,836 worldwide by installed capacity
- #9,923 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW
441 plants within 100 km, 14,439 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Barton Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 2 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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