Malmesbury Solar is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Sunstroom Energy. 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 Malmesbury Solar 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 situated in Wiltshire, approximately 150 km west of London.
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
Sunstroom Energy operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW
500 plants within 100 km, 16,366 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Malmesbury Solar 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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