South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 1— 6.5 MW Solar
South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 1 is a 6.5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Hadstone Energy. Ranked #387 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this plant's 6.5 MW represents 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 South Antrim Solar Park 11 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ballylumford C (616 MW, Gas), Ballylumford B (540 MW, Gas), and Ballylumford B OCGT (116 MW, Gas). The facility is located in County Antrim, approximately 30 km southeast of Belfast.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,339. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #27,007 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,198 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Hadstone Energy operates 3 plants totalling 12 MW
131 plants within 100 km, 5,580 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 1 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
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