World Power Plants

Highfields Farm (Braintree)2.8 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Highfields Farm (Braintree) is a 2.8 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Hive Energy. Ranked #988 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.03% 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 this facility 25.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Tilbury power stations (1788 MW, Coal), Grain CHP (1404 MW, Cogeneration), and Damhead Creek (805 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Essex, approximately 50 km east of London.

Capacity
2.8 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Hive Energy
Location
51.8248°, 0.7195°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,224. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #32,654 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #8,048 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Hive Energy operates 19 plants totalling 333 MW

Regional density

383 plants within 100 km, 20,848 MW combined

Nearest plant: Birch Airfield (4.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.824800, 0.719500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Highfields Farm (Braintree) is a solar power plant producing approximately 4 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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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