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Dunore is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 5 MW represents 0.06% of the United Kingdom's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Dunore 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ballylumford Power Station (1246 MW, Gas), Ballylumford C (616 MW, Gas), and Ballylumford B (540 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Northern Ireland, approximately 30 km from Belfast.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Lightsource BP
Location
54.6810°, -6.2310°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #28,337 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,744 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Lightsource BP operates 24 plants totalling 234 MW

Regional density

131 plants within 100 km, 5,581 MW combined

Nearest plant: South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 1 (1.5 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 54.681000, -6.231000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Dunore 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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
GasWindNuclearCoal
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