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Roanhead Farm is a 6.5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Fengate Capital. Ranked #387 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.07% 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 Roanhead Farm 11 times smaller. Nearby plants include Heysham 2 (1,230 MW, Nuclear), Heysham 1 (1,155 MW, Nuclear), and Heysham 1 power station (1,150 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located approximately 15 km from Lancaster.

Capacity
6.5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Fengate Capital
Location
54.1745°, -3.2097°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,339. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #27,007 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,198 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Fengate Capital operates 2 plants totalling 45 MW

Regional density

194 plants within 100 km, 11,860 MW combined

Nearest plant: Bennett Bank Landfill Site (lfg) (1.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 54.174500, -3.209700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Roanhead Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 10 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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