Bassingbourn Solar Farm— 14.4 MW Solar
Bassingbourn Solar Farm is a 14.4 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Push Energy. Ranked #118 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.17% 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 Bassingbourn 0.2 times larger. Nearby plants include Little Barford Power Station (740 MW, Gas), Little Barford (720 MW, Gas), and Rye House Power Station (715 MW, Gas). The facility is located approximately 70 km north of London in the East of England region.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 799. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #21,658 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,154 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Push Energy operates 4 plants totalling 38 MW
491 plants within 100 km, 22,460 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Bassingbourn Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 23 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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