Puriton Landfill Solar Farm— 11.4 MW Solar
Puriton Landfill Solar Farm is an 11.4 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by SBC Renewables. Ranked #189 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 11.4 MW accounts for 0.13% 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 Puriton Landfill Solar Farm 0.16 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 50 km west of Bristol.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 946. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #23,135 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,501 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
SBC Renewables operates 9 plants totalling 59 MW
456 plants within 100 km, 13,313 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Puriton Landfill Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 18 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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