Cockhill Solar Farm is a 20 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Next Energy Solar Fund Ltd since its commissioning. Ranked #56 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Cockhill Solar Farm's 20 MW represents 0.23% 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 Cockhill 3.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Seabank Power Station (1145 MW, Gas), Seabank 1 (812 MW, Gas), and Seabank 2 (410 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the South West region, approximately 200 km west of London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 593. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #19,003 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,096 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Next Energy Solar Fund Ltd operates 2 plants totalling 35 MW
512 plants within 100 km, 16,569 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Cockhill Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 32 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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