Flint Landfill Site Castle Park— 2 MW Solar
Flint Landfill Site Castle Park is a 2 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Flintshire County Council since its commissioning. Ranked #1037 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility contributes 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 Flint Landfill Site Castle Park 36 times smaller. Nearby plants include Connahs Quay Power Station (1380 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Flintshire, approximately 20 km from Chester.
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
Flintshire County Council operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
277 plants within 100 km, 23,446 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Flint Landfill Site Castle Park 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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