Cranfield Airfield is a 1 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Cranfield University. It is part of the UK's renewable energy initiatives. Ranked #1145 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Cranfield Airfield's 1 MW represents 0.01% of the UK's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar facility in the UK is Shotwick at 72 MW, making this plant 72 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 in Bedfordshire, approximately 80 km north of London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,851. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
- #10,239 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Cranfield Univsersity operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
520 plants within 100 km, 20,443 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Cranfield Airfield is a solar power plant producing approximately 2 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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