Bowden Lane Solar Park— 4.99 MW Solar
Bowden Lane Solar Park is a 4.9896 MW solar power facility in the United Kingdom, operated by British Solar Renewables and NextEnergy Solar Fund. Ranked #774 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Bowden Lane's 4.9896 MW accounts for 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 Bowden Lane 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Snarlton Farm (49.6 MW, Solar), Chickerell (45 MW, Oil), and Hawkers Hill Energy Park (20 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in Dorset, approximately 150 km southwest of London.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,827. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #29,632 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,808 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
British Solar Renewables / NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) operates 2 plants totalling 10 MW
443 plants within 100 km, 13,549 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Bowden Lane Solar Park 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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