Iwood Lane Solar Farm is an 8 MW solar power facility in the United Kingdom, operated by Wessex Solar Energy. Ranked #303 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Iwood Lane's 8 MW accounts for 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 Iwood Lane 9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Station (1,250 MW, Nuclear), Seabank Power Station (1,145 MW, Gas), and Hinkley Point B (955 MW, Nuclear). The facility is situated in South West England, approximately 50 km from Bristol.
10 years old
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
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Wessex Solar Energy operates 14 plants totalling 95 MW
465 plants within 100 km, 13,549 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Iwood Lane Solar 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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