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North Creake Airfield (Resubmission)20 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

North Creake Airfield (Resubmission) is a 20 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by British Solar Renewables. Ranked #56 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.23% 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 0.28 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Race Bank Wind Farm (573 MW, Wind), Dudgeon East (402 MW, Wind), and Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm (317 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Norfolk, approximately 50 km north of Norwich.

Capacity
20 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
British Solar Renewables (formerly known as Solar Power Generation)
Location
52.9057°, 0.8302°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 593. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #19,003 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,096 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

British Solar Renewables (formerly known as Solar Power Generation) operates 2 plants totalling 28 MW

Regional density

238 plants within 100 km, 13,998 MW combined

Nearest plant: South Creake (6.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.905700, 0.830200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

North Creake Airfield (Resubmission) is a solar power plant producing approximately 32 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
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