Polmaugan Farm is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Munich RE. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.06% of the nation's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Polmaugan Farm 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Indian Queens Power Station (Gas, 140 MW), Indian Queens (Oil, 140 MW), and Canworthy Water (Solar, 41 MW). The facility is situated in Cornwall, approximately 350 km southwest 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
Munich RE operates 3 plants totalling 28 MW
210 plants within 100 km, 3,329 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Polmaugan 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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