Chelveston Airfield is a 16 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Chelveston Renewable Energy Limited. Ranked #95 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Chelveston Airfield's 16 MW accounts for 0.18% 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 Chelveston Airfield 4.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Little Barford Power Station (740 MW, Gas), Little Barford (720 MW, Gas), and Corby (401 MW, Gas). The facility is located near the coordinates 52.3027, -0.5253.
12 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 725. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #20,858 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,890 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
12 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Chelveston Renewable Energy Limited operates 1 plants totalling 16 MW
513 plants within 100 km, 18,355 MW combined
Nearest plant: Chelveston Renewable Energy Park Wind Farm (East Northamptonshire) (0.8 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Chelveston Airfield is a solar power plant producing approximately 25 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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