Bury Lane is a 22.21587 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, commissioned in 2015. It is operated by Vortex, formerly known as Sun Edison. Ranked #45 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Bury Lane represents 0.26% of the UK's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Bury Lane 3.2 times smaller. Nearby plants include Little Barford Power Station (740 MW, Gas), Little Barford (720 MW, Gas), and Rye House Power Station (715 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Cambridgeshire, approximately 80 km from the nearest major city, London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 554. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #18,541 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,011 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Vortex (formerly Sun Edison) operates 2 plants totalling 52 MW
481 plants within 100 km, 20,848 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Bury Lane is a solar power plant producing approximately 35 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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