Buckwell is an 8 MW solar power plant located in the United Kingdom. It is operated by an unnamed entity and was commissioned in 2021. Ranked #303 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Buckwell's 8 MW accounts for 0.09% 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 Buckwell 9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Seabank Power Station (1145 MW, Gas), Severn Power (850 MW, Gas), and Seabank 1 (812 MW, Gas). The facility is situated in Gloucestershire, approximately 150 km northwest of London.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,184. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #25,778 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,683 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Buckwell Solar Ltd. operates 1 plants totalling 8 MW
424 plants within 100 km, 13,192 MW combined
Source: Wiki-Solar
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Buckwell is a solar power plant producing approximately 13 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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