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Land to the west of Ashfordby Business Park3.5 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Land to the west of Ashfordby Business Park is a 3.5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by First Renewable Developments. Ranked #941 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility's 3.5 MW accounts for 0.04% 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 20.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ratcliffe (2000 MW, Coal), Staythorpe C (1772 MW, Gas), and Corby (401 MW, Gas). The plant is situated in the East Midlands region, approximately 25 km from Leicester.

Capacity
3.5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
First Renewable Developments
Location
52.7785°, -0.9380°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,106. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #31,512 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,628 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

First Renewable Developments operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW

Regional density

523 plants within 100 km, 21,511 MW combined

Nearest plant: Asfordby North (0.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.778500, -0.938000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Land to the west of Ashfordby Business Park is a solar power plant producing approximately 6 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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
GasWindNuclearCoal
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