Land West Side of Axe and Cleaver Lane— 5 MW Solar
Land West Side of Axe and Cleaver Lane is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Wessex Solar Energy and commissioned in 2021. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 5 MW represents 0.06% of the United Kingdom's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Land West Side of Axe and Cleaver Lane 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Berkeley nuclear power station (276 MW, Nuclear), MOD Lyneham (69.8 MW, Solar), and Wroughton Airfield Solar Park (50 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Wiltshire, approximately 30 km from the nearest major city, Swindon.
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
Wessex Solar Energy operates 14 plants totalling 95 MW
508 plants within 100 km, 16,517 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Land West Side of Axe and Cleaver Lane 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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