Fambridge Road/Canewdon Road— 5 MW Solar
Fambridge Road/Canewdon Road is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by UK Solar Assets (Alcor LS-SPV). Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this plant constitutes 0.06% 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 Fambridge Road 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Tilbury power stations (1788 MW, Coal) and Grain CHP (1404 MW, Cogeneration). The facility is located in Essex, approximately 40 km east of London.
10 years old
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
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
UK Solar Assets (Alcor LS-SPV) operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW
345 plants within 100 km, 22,796 MW combined
Nearest plant: London Southend Airport (resubmission) (5 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Fambridge Road/Canewdon Road 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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