Land at Newlands Farm is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by British Solar Renewables. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this plant contributes 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 at Newlands Farm 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Chickerell (45 MW, Oil), Hawkers Hill Energy Park (20 MW, Unknown), and Hook Valley Solar Park (15.3 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the South West region, approximately 30 km west of Dorchester.
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
British Solar Renewables operates 23 plants totalling 131 MW
297 plants within 100 km, 5,282 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Land at Newlands 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
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