Salford Road Solar Farm (resubmission)— 2.2 MW Solar
Salford Road Solar Farm is a 2.2 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority. Ranked #1028 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility represents 0.03% 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 Salford Road 32.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Scout Moor Wind Farm (65 MW, Wind), Welkin Mill BESS (35 MW, Unknown), and Ardwick Railway Goods Yard Incinerator (33.5 MW, Waste). The facility is located in England, approximately 5 km southwest of Manchester.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,380. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #33,568 worldwide by installed capacity
- #8,405 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
482 plants within 100 km, 34,622 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Salford Road Solar Farm (resubmission) is a solar power plant producing approximately 3 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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