Former Maghaberry Airfield— 25.7 MW Solar
Former Maghaberry Airfield is a 25.7 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy. Ranked #37 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 25.7 MW accounts for 0.3% of the UK's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making this facility 2.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km 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 southeast of Belfast.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 503. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #17,617 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,806 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW
127 plants within 100 km, 5,497 MW combined
Nearest plant: Ballinderry Road Solar Phase 1 (Lisburn) (5.8 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Former Maghaberry Airfield is a solar power plant producing approximately 41 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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