Bolsovermoor Quarry— 4.998 MW Solar
Bolsovermoor Quarry is a 4.9979 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy. It was commissioned in 2016. Ranked #756 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility represents 0.06% 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 Bolsovermoor Quarry 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include West Burton (2012 MW, Coal) and Ratcliffe (2000 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Derbyshire, approximately 40 km northeast of Nottingham.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,809. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #29,613 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,790 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW
484 plants within 100 km, 37,781 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Bolsovermoor Quarry 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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