Frying Down Copse Solar Farm— 5 MW Solar
Frying Down Copse Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom. It is operated by an undisclosed entity and was commissioned in 2023. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it represents 0.06% of the total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Frying Down Copse 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Didcot B (1,470 MW, Gas), Marchwood (842 MW, Gas), and EFDA JET Fusion Flywheel (400 MW, Other). The facility is located in the South East region, approximately 30 km south of Oxford.
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
423 plants within 100 km, 10,807 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Frying Down Copse Solar Farm 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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