Hunciecroft Farm is an 8 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Solar Century and Magnetar Solar. Ranked #303 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Hunciecroft's 8 MW represents 0.09% 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 Hunciecroft 9 times smaller. Nearby plants include West Burton (2,012 MW, Coal), Cottam (2,008 MW, Coal), and Ratcliffe (2,000 MW, Coal). The facility is located in the East Midlands region, approximately 50 km from Sheffield.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,184. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #25,781 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,686 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Solar century / Magnetar Solar operates 4 plants totalling 66 MW
471 plants within 100 km, 35,897 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Hunciecroft Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 13 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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