Peterlee Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Zaravolt Development. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.06% 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 Peterlee Solar Farm 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hartlepool (Nuclear, 1180 MW), Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station (Nuclear, 1180 MW), and Lynemouth power station (Coal, 420 MW). The plant is located in County Durham, approximately 400 km northeast of London.
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
Zaravolt Development operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW
139 plants within 100 km, 4,535 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Peterlee Solar Farm 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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