Thornborough Grounds (England)— 4.993 MW Solar
Thornborough Grounds is a 4.9929 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lark Energy. Ranked #766 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Thornborough Grounds accounts for 0.06% of the total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Thornborough Grounds around 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Didcot B (1470 MW, Gas), EFDA JET Fusion Flywheel (400 MW, Other), and EFDA JJET Fusion Flywheel (400 MW, Storage). The facility is located in England, approximately 20 km south of Oxford.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,819. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #29,624 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,800 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Lark Energy operates 26 plants totalling 176 MW
528 plants within 100 km, 14,578 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Thornborough Grounds (England) 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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