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Ravens Close is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Tau Solar since its commissioning. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility 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 Ravens Close 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Heysham 2 (1,230 MW, Nuclear), Heysham 1 (1,155 MW, Nuclear), and Heysham 1 power station (1,150 MW, Nuclear). The plant is located in Lancashire, approximately 10 km south of Lancaster.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Tau Solar
Location
54.1308°, -2.5520°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #28,337 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,744 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Tau Solar operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW

Regional density

281 plants within 100 km, 13,429 MW combined

Nearest plant: Caton Moor Windfarm Repowering (9.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 54.130800, -2.552000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Ravens Close 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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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