Land at Beech Farm is a 4.6 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Vortex (formerly SunEdison) since its commissioning. Ranked #835 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Land at Beech Farm accounts for 0.05% 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 15.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include MOD Lyneham (69.8 MW, Solar), Wroughton Airfield Solar Park (50 MW, Solar), and Snarlton Farm (49.6 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Wiltshire, approximately 30 km from Swindon.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,899. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #30,014 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,006 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Vortex (formerly SunEdison) operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW
512 plants within 100 km, 11,001 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Land at Beech Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 7 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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