Pennington Recycling Centre— 1.2 MW Solar
Pennington Recycling Centre is a 1.2 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Novus Solar Developments. Ranked #1122 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it comprises 0.01% of the total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Pennington Recycling Centre 60 times smaller. Nearby plants include Marchwood (842 MW, Gas) and Cowes (140 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Hampshire, approximately 50 km from the city of Southampton.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,773. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #36,836 worldwide by installed capacity
- #9,923 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Novus Solar Developments operates 3 plants totalling 16 MW
297 plants within 100 km, 4,095 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Pennington Recycling Centre is a solar power plant producing approximately 2 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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