Cressing Solar Farm (Phase 1)— 5 MW Solar
Cressing Solar Farm (Phase 1) is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Octopus Investments. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this plant's 5 MW represents 0.06% of the UK's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Cressing Solar Farm 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Tilbury power stations (1788 MW, Coal), Grain CHP (1404 MW, Cogeneration), and Damhead Creek (805 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Essex, approximately 40 km east of London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,747 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Octopus Investments operates 3 plants totalling 67 MW
411 plants within 100 km, 21,357 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Cressing Solar Farm (Phase 1) is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 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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