Land Adjacent Claypits Farm (b) (Birch Estate)— 2.3 MW Solar
Land Adjacent Claypits Farm (b) (Birch Estate) is a 2.3 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource SPV 186. Ranked #1026 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.03% 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 this facility about 31 times smaller. Nearby plants include Tilbury power stations (Coal, 1788 MW) and Grain CHP (Cogeneration, 1404 MW). The facility is located in the East of England, approximately 40 km from London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,349. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #33,414 worldwide by installed capacity
- #8,344 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Lightsource SPV 186 (community owned) operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
372 plants within 100 km, 20,631 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Land Adjacent Claypits Farm (b) (Birch Estate) is a solar power plant producing approximately 4 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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