Stratton Hall Solar Park is an 11.6 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Stratton Hall Solar Park Limited and commissioned in 2019. Ranked #182 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility's 11.6 MW represents 0.13% 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 Stratton Hall 6.2 times smaller. Nearby plants include Sizewell B (1198 MW, Nuclear), Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station (1195 MW, Nuclear), and London Array (630 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Suffolk, approximately 150 km northeast of London.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- Primary Fuel Type
- Solar
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
United Kingdom- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
Solar power generation harnesses the sun's energy using photovoltaic (PV) cells or solar thermal systems to produce electricity. The basic principle of solar power generation involves converting sunlight into usable energy. When sunlight hits a PV cell, it excites electrons in the semiconductor material, generating an electric current. This process is known as the photovoltaic effect. Solar thermal systems, on the other hand, use sunlight to heat a fluid that, in turn, produces steam to drive a turbine and generate electricity. Both methods provide a clean and renewable energy source that is gaining significant traction worldwide.
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