Boxted Airfield is an 18.8 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by NextEnergy Solar Fund. Commissioned in 2020, it is part of the expanding solar energy sector in the region. Ranked #71 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Boxted Airfield represents 0.22% 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 Boxted Airfield 3.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Coryton (800 MW, Gas), Bradwell nuclear power station (242 MW, Nuclear), and Gunfleet Sands 1 (108 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Essex, approximately 60 km east of London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 650. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #20,154 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,779 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
NextEnergy Solar Fund operates 5 plants totalling 70 MW
368 plants within 100 km, 21,520 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Boxted Airfield is a solar power plant producing approximately 30 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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