Dunkeswell Airfield is a 2 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lumicity. Ranked #1037 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it represents 0.02% 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 Dunkeswell Airfield 36 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Station (1250 MW, Nuclear) and Newton Abbot power station (52.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Devon, approximately 25 km from Exeter.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,423. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
- #8,552 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Lumicity operates 5 plants totalling 32 MW
433 plants within 100 km, 14,416 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Dunkeswell Airfield is a solar power plant producing approximately 3 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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