Old Rides Solar Farm is an 8 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Sunsave 9 (Old Rides) Ltd/Vogt solar. Ranked #303 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Old Rides' 8 MW represents 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 Old Rides 9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Grain CHP (1,404 MW, Cogeneration) and Damhead Creek (805 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Essex, approximately 50 km from London.
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
Sunsave 9 (Old Rides) Ltd/ Vogt solar operates 1 plants totalling 8 MW
276 plants within 100 km, 29,283 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Old Rides 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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