Southbrook Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Sunventures (Suncredit UK). Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility accounts for 0.06% 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 Southbrook Solar Farm 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Station (1250 MW, Nuclear), Seabank Power Station (1145 MW, Gas), and Hinkley Point B (955 MW, Nuclear). The plant is located in Somerset, approximately 150 km west of London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,747 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Sunventures (Suncredit UK) operates 2 plants totalling 8 MW
439 plants within 100 km, 13,358 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Southbrook Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 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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