Bentley Estate is a 4.78 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy. Ranked #818 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Bentley Estate's capacity accounts for 0.05% 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 Bentley Estate 0.066 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Shoreham (420 MW, Gas), Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (400 MW, Wind), and Allington EFW (51 MW, Waste). The facility is located in South East England, approximately 60 km from London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,878. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #29,939 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,969 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW
272 plants within 100 km, 16,190 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Bentley Estate 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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