Gawcott Fields Farm is a 9.2 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Harper Solar Ltd. It was commissioned in 2016 and contributes to the solar energy sector. Ranked #259 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Gawcott Fields Farm's 9.2 MW represents 0.11% of the United Kingdom's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Gawcott Fields Farm 7.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Didcot B (1,470 MW, Gas), EFDA JET Fusion Flywheel (400 MW, Other), and EFDA JJET Fusion Flywheel (400 MW, Storage). The facility is located in Buckinghamshire, approximately 30 km from the city of Oxford.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,080. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #25,029 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,424 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Harper Solar Ltd operates 1 plants totalling 9 MW
528 plants within 100 km, 14,517 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Gawcott Fields Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 15 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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