Orchard Farm is a 10 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Omega Solar / OPDE. Ranked #228 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it represents 0.11% 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 Orchard Farm 7.2 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Tilbury power stations (1,788 MW, Coal), Grain CHP (1,404 MW, Cogeneration), and Damhead Creek (805 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Essex, approximately 40 km east of London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,010. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #23,756 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,712 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Omega Solar / OPDE operates 1 plants totalling 10 MW
296 plants within 100 km, 17,801 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Orchard Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 16 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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