Hook Valley Solar Park— 15.3 MW Solar
Hook Valley Solar Park is a 15.3 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by British Solar Renewables. Ranked #100 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Hook Valley's 15.3 MW accounts for 0.18% 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 Hook Valley 4.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Snarlton Farm (49.6 MW, Solar), Chickerell (45 MW, Oil), and Hawkers Hill Energy Park (20 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in Wiltshire, approximately 160 km west of London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 753. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #21,132 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,937 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
British Solar Renewables (formerly know as Solar Power Generation) operates 2 plants totalling 21 MW
470 plants within 100 km, 13,838 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Hook Valley Solar Park is a solar power plant producing approximately 24 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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