Chapel Hill is an 8 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Wessex Solar Energy. It was commissioned in 2021 and contributes to the renewable energy sector. Ranked #303 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Chapel Hill's 8 MW represents 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 Chapel Hill 9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Pembroke Power Station (2199 MW, Gas), Pembroke B Power Station (2181 MW, Gas), and Pembroke (2180 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Pembrokeshire, approximately 250 km west of Cardiff.
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
Wessex Solar Energy operates 14 plants totalling 95 MW
127 plants within 100 km, 8,399 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Chapel Hill 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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