Thorne Farm is a 6.2 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy. Ranked #410 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 6.2 MW represents 0.07% of the United Kingdom's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Thorne Farm 11.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Dungeness B power station (1,120 MW, Nuclear), Dungeness B (1,050 MW, Nuclear), and London Array (630 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Kent, approximately 70 km southeast of London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,375. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #27,225 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,284 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Lightsource Renewable Energy operates 121 plants totalling 772 MW
215 plants within 100 km, 29,140 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Thorne Farm 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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