The Old Airfield is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lumicity. It was commissioned in 2020. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, The Old Airfield's 5 MW 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 The Old Airfield 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm (317 MW, Wind), Sheringham Shoal BMU 1 & 2 (316 MW, Wind), and West Raynham (49.9 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the East of England, approximately 150 km north 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
Lumicity operates 5 plants totalling 32 MW
246 plants within 100 km, 12,595 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
The Old Airfield 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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