Drapers Farm Solar Park— 6 MW Solar
Drapers Farm Solar Park is a 6 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy and commissioned in 2010. Ranked #424 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility represents 0.07% 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 Drapers Farm Solar Park 12 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Tilbury power stations (1,788 MW, Coal) and Grain CHP (1,404 MW, Cogeneration). The facility is located in Essex, approximately 40 km east of London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,393. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #27,330 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,339 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW
435 plants within 100 km, 21,312 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Drapers Farm Solar Park is a solar power plant producing approximately 9 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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