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Hurst Farm is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Bee Green Solar. Ranked #481 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.06% of the nation's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Hurst Farm 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Seabank Power Station (1,145 MW, Gas), Seabank 1 (812 MW, Gas), and Seabank 2 (410 MW, Gas). The facility is situated in Gloucestershire, approximately 45 km from Bristol.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Bee Green Solar
Location
51.7286°, -2.5074°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #28,337 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,744 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Bee Green Solar operates 4 plants totalling 16 MW

Regional density

457 plants within 100 km, 16,075 MW combined

Nearest plant: Sharpness Docks (1.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.728600, -2.507400
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Hurst Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 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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