Gosfield Airfield is a 12.6 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Push Energy. Ranked #152 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 12.6 MW represents 0.14% 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 Gosfield Airfield 5.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Coryton (800 MW, Gas) and Bradwell nuclear power station (242 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Essex, approximately 40 km east of London.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 869. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #22,300 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,313 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Push Energy operates 4 plants totalling 38 MW
442 plants within 100 km, 22,171 MW combined
Nearest plant: Halstead Renewable Power Project (Waste AD) (5.6 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Gosfield Airfield is a solar power plant producing approximately 20 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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