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Five Oaks is an 8.7 MW oil power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by John Laing Ltd. This facility represents 1.76% of the UK's total oil capacity of 496 MW across 13 plants. The largest oil plant in the United Kingdom is Indian Queens at 140 MW, making Five Oaks 16 times smaller. Ranked #9 of 13 oil plants in the United Kingdom, Five Oaks' 8.7 MW is a small share of the national oil capacity. The largest facility, Indian Queens, has a capacity of 140 MW, emphasizing the size difference. Nearby plants include Shoreham (420 MW, Gas), Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (400 MW, Wind), and Greenwich Power Station (117.6 MW, Oil). Five Oaks is located in West Sussex, approximately 60 km from London.

Capacity
8.7 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
John Laing Ltd
Location
51.0595°, -0.4460°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,133. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #25,454 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,294 of 2,478 Oil plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

John Laing Ltd operates 1 plants totalling 9 MW

Regional density

343 plants within 100 km, 18,446 MW combined

Nearest plant: Land at Five Oaks Farm (1.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.059500, -0.446000
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Carbon Footprint650 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
17.3 Kt
27 GWh/year × 650 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
3.8K
cars per year
2.3K
homes per year
788.1K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Oil emission factor (650 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (35%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Oil
Energy Source
Non-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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