Cairnmore Solar Park (extension)— 1.2 MW Solar
Cairnmore Solar Park (extension) is a 1.2 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by GPV Rhynie. Ranked #1122 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.01% of the nation's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar facility in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Cairnmore 60 times smaller. Nearby plants include Dorenell Wind Farm (177 MW, Wind), Mid Hill (75.9 MW, Wind), and Clunie (61.2 MW, Hydro). The plant is situated in Scotland, approximately 40 km southwest of the city of Aberdeen.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,773. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #36,836 worldwide by installed capacity
- #9,923 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
GPV Rhynie operates 2 plants totalling 5 MW
126 plants within 100 km, 7,742 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Cairnmore Solar Park (extension) is a solar power plant producing approximately 2 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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