Clifton Marsh Wastewater Treatment Works— 3.2 MW Solar
Clifton Marsh Wastewater Treatment Works is a 3.2 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by United Utilities Water and Preston City Council. Ranked #962 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it contributes 0.04% 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 Clifton Marsh 22.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Heysham 2 (1,230 MW, Nuclear), Heysham 1 (1,155 MW, Nuclear), and Heysham 1 power station (1,150 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Lancashire, approximately 10 km from Lancaster.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,141. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #31,811 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,760 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
United Utilities Water/ Preston City Council operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW
257 plants within 100 km, 18,696 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Clifton Marsh Wastewater Treatment Works is a solar power plant producing approximately 5 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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