Blenches Mill Solar Park— 6.079 MW Solar
Blenches Mill Solar Park is a 6.0788 MW solar facility in the United Kingdom, operated by British Solar Renewables. Ranked #423 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it contributes 0.07% 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 Blenches Mill 11.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Berkeley nuclear power station (276 MW, Nuclear), MOD Lyneham (69.8 MW, Solar), and Wroughton Airfield Solar Park (50 MW, Solar). The facility is situated in Gloucestershire, approximately 150 km west of London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,392. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #27,323 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,336 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
British Solar Renewables (formerly know as Solar Power Generation) operates 2 plants totalling 21 MW
508 plants within 100 km, 16,523 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Blenches Mill Solar Park is a solar power plant producing approximately 10 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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