Paddock Wood is a 9.2 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Foresight Solar Fund. Ranked #259 of 1,175 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 Paddock Wood 7.8 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 England, approximately 50 km from London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,080. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #25,026 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,421 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Foresight Solar Fund operates 5 plants totalling 141 MW
291 plants within 100 km, 17,900 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Paddock Wood is a solar power plant producing approximately 15 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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