Land at Pollington Airfield— 5 MW Solar
Land at Pollington Airfield is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy since its commissioning. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility accounts for 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 Pollington Airfield 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Drax Power Station (3960 MW, Biomass), West Burton (2012 MW, Coal), and Cottam (2008 MW, Coal). The plant is located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region, approximately 40 km south of Leeds.
6 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
6 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW
363 plants within 100 km, 33,104 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Land at Pollington Airfield 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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