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RUDGE FARM SOLAR FARM7 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Rudge Farm Solar Farm is a 7 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Orta Solar. Ranked #347 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Rudge Farm's 7 MW accounts for 0.08% 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 Rudge Farm 10.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Didcot B (1470 MW, Gas), EFDA JET Fusion Flywheel (400 MW, Other), and EFDA JJET Fusion Flywheel (400 MW, Storage). The facility is located in Oxfordshire, approximately 20 km south of Oxford.

Capacity
7 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Orta Solar
Location
51.4204°, -1.6067°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,277. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #26,611 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,031 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Orta Solar operates 5 plants totalling 39 MW

Regional density

524 plants within 100 km, 11,365 MW combined

Nearest plant: Hadley Farm (Orta Membury Solar Farm) (7.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.420400, -1.606700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

RUDGE FARM SOLAR FARM is a solar power plant producing approximately 11 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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