Briar Solar Farm is a 1.9 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by NR16/RenEnergy. Commissioned in an unspecified year, it contributes to the country's solar energy portfolio. Ranked #1050 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Briar Solar Farm's 1.9 MW represents 0.02% of the UK's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the UK is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Briar Solar Farm 37.9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Sizewell B (1198 MW, Nuclear), Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station (1195 MW, Nuclear), and Snetterton Biomass Plant (44.2 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in the eastern region of the UK, approximately 160 km northeast of London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,528. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #34,809 worldwide by installed capacity
- #9,023 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
NR16/ RenEnergy operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
229 plants within 100 km, 12,912 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Briar Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 3 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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