Birch Airfield is a 5.6 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Push Energy/NESF. Ranked #451 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 5.6 MW accounts for 0.06% of the United Kingdom's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making this facility 12.9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Tilbury power stations (1,788 MW, Coal), Grain CHP (1,404 MW, Cogeneration), and Damhead Creek (805 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Essex, approximately 30 km from the city of Southend-on-Sea.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,454. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #27,893 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,539 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Push Energy/ NESF operates 3 plants totalling 27 MW
375 plants within 100 km, 20,638 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Birch Airfield is a solar power plant producing approximately 9 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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