Penrhiwarwydd Farm is an 8.5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by MTS Hill Farm Solar Ltd. Ranked #283 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 8.5 MW represents 0.1% of the United Kingdom's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Penrhiwarwydd Farm 8.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Aberthaw B (1586 MW, Coal), Aberthaw Power Station Biomass (1500 MW, Biomass), and Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Station (1250 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Wales, approximately 30 km west of Cardiff.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,143. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #25,519 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,573 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
MTS Hill Farm Solar Ltd operates 1 plants totalling 9 MW
429 plants within 100 km, 13,314 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Penrhiwarwydd Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 13 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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