Troughton Farm is a 30 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Hive Energy. Ranked #27 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.34% 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 Troughton Farm 2.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Berkeley Nuclear Power Station (276 MW, Nuclear), Wroughton Airfield Solar Park (50 MW, Solar), and Water Eaton Farm / Port Farm (34.8 MW, Solar). The facility is located in South West England, approximately 20 km from Bristol.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 437. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #16,429 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,522 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Hive Energy operates 19 plants totalling 333 MW
452 plants within 100 km, 9,847 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Troughton Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 47 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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