Chancery Farm (Ardleigh)— 11.9 MW Solar
Chancery Farm (Ardleigh) is an 11.9 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by BlackRock and commissioned in 2016. Ranked #179 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 11.9 MW represents 0.14% 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 Chancery Farm 1.65 times smaller. Nearby plants include Bradwell nuclear power station (242 MW, Nuclear), Gunfleet Sands 1 (108 MW, Wind), and Kentish Flats (90 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Essex, approximately 50 km from London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 929. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #22,971 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,466 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
BlackRock operates 2 plants totalling 17 MW
349 plants within 100 km, 21,351 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Chancery Farm (Ardleigh) is a solar power plant producing approximately 19 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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