Bishop's Waltham Solar Farm— 12 MW Solar
Bishop's Waltham Solar Farm is a 12 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Solafields U/Bishop's Waltham Renewables Ltd. Ranked #167 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Bishop's Waltham's 12 MW accounts for 0.14% 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 this facility 6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Marchwood (842 MW, Gas), Cowes (140 MW, Gas), and Cowes Power Station (140 MW, Unknown). The facility is located approximately 10 km from Southampton in Hampshire.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 902. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #22,497 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,365 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Solafields U/Bishop's Waltham Renewables Ltd operates 1 plants totalling 12 MW
344 plants within 100 km, 7,316 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Bishop's Waltham Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 19 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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