Basin Bridge Farm is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Sun Farming UK since its commissioning. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility accounts for 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 Basin Bridge Farm 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ratcliffe (2000 MW, Coal), Heartlands Power Station (100 MW, Gas), and Wymeswold Airfield (34 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the West Midlands region, approximately 30 km east 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
Sun Farming UK operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW
490 plants within 100 km, 18,865 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Basin Bridge 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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