Land Adjacent Claypits Farm (a)— 5 MW Solar
Land Adjacent Claypits Farm is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy. Commissioned in an unspecified year, it contributes to the growing solar sector in the region. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility's 5 MW represents 0.06% 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 Land Adjacent Claypits Farm 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Tilbury power stations (1788 MW, Coal), Grain CHP (1404 MW, Cogeneration), and Damhead Creek (805 MW, Gas). The plant is located approximately 40 km east of London.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,747 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW
372 plants within 100 km, 20,628 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Land Adjacent Claypits Farm (a) 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
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