Gilford Road is a 1.3 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Kingspan Energy. Ranked #1115 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility constitutes 0.01% 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 Gilford Road 55.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Former Maghaberry Airfield (25.7 MW, Solar), Hillside Solar Farm (25.2 MW, Solar), and Crockandun (15 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Northern Ireland, approximately 30 km from Belfast.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,746. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #36,532 worldwide by installed capacity
- #9,781 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Kingspan Energy operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
131 plants within 100 km, 5,603 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Gilford Road is a solar power plant producing approximately 2 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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