Condover Airfield is a 12.3 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy. Ranked #159 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 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 Condover Airfield 5.9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Sundorne (18.226 MW, Solar), Charity Farm - CfD (14.402 MW, Solar), and Combermere Abbey (14 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Shropshire, approximately 70 km northwest of Birmingham.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 887. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #22,416 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,338 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW
307 plants within 100 km, 11,900 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Condover Airfield 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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