Parham Airfield (Great Glenham)— 17.5 MW Solar
Parham Airfield (Great Glenham) is a 17.5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by AG Renewables Ltd. It is located at coordinates 52.1965, 1.4101. Ranked #85 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Parham Airfield's 17.5 MW represents 0.2% of the total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Parham Airfield 4.1 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Sizewell B (1198 MW, Nuclear), Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station (1195 MW, Nuclear), and Great Yarmouth Power Station (430 MW, Gas). The facility is situated in Suffolk, approximately 30 km northeast of Ipswich.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 691. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #20,570 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,839 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
AG Renewables Ltd operates 1 plants totalling 18 MW
230 plants within 100 km, 12,415 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Parham Airfield (Great Glenham) is a solar power plant producing approximately 28 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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