Oulton Airfield Solar Farm (Phase 1)— 5 MW Solar
Oulton Airfield Solar Farm (Phase 1) is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Solar Century/Bluefield Solar. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it represents 0.06% of the total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar facility in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Oulton Airfield 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm (317 MW, Wind), Sheringham Shoal BMU 1 & 2 (316 MW, Wind), and West Raynham (49.9 MW, Solar). The plant is situated in Norfolk, approximately 60 km northwest of Norwich.
10 years old
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
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Solar Century/ Bluefield Solar operates 7 plants totalling 45 MW
214 plants within 100 km, 13,540 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Oulton Airfield Solar Farm (Phase 1) 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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