Llwyn Du Solar Farm is an 8 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Next Energy Solar Fund. Ranked #303 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Llwyn Du Solar Farm contributes 0.09% 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 Llwyn Du Solar Farm 9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Brechfa Forest West (57.4 MW, Wind), Fenton Home Farm (31.3 MW, Solar), and Blaengwen (23 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Wales, approximately 50 km north of Swansea.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,184. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #25,781 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,686 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Next Energy Solar Fund operates 1 plants totalling 8 MW
143 plants within 100 km, 8,769 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Llwyn Du Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 13 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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