Rotherdale Farm - extension— 9 MW Solar
Rotherdale Farm - extension is a 9 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Vale Green Energy and commissioned in 2021. Ranked #266 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Rotherdale Farm's 9 MW constitutes 0.1% 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 this facility 8 times smaller. Nearby plants include Heartlands Power Station (100 MW, Gas), Bloxwich Battery (41 MW, Storage), and Oldbury (40 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in Shropshire, approximately 20 km northwest of Birmingham.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,103. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #25,134 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,445 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Vale Green Energy operates 2 plants totalling 14 MW
456 plants within 100 km, 11,738 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Rotherdale Farm - extension is a solar power plant producing approximately 14 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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