Flixborough Industrial Estate— 5 MW Solar
Flixborough Industrial Estate is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by NESF (formerly INRG Solar). Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility represents 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 Flixborough 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Drax Power Station (3960 MW, Biomass) and West Burton (2012 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Lincolnshire, approximately 250 km north of London.
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
NESF (formerly INRG Solar) operates 2 plants totalling 10 MW
323 plants within 100 km, 32,344 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Flixborough Industrial Estate 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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