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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.

Capacity
30 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Hive Energy
Location
51.9592°, -2.1215°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 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
Operator portfolio

Hive Energy operates 19 plants totalling 333 MW

Regional density

452 plants within 100 km, 9,847 MW combined

Nearest plant: Wingmoor Farm (Waste AD) (3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.959200, -2.121500
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Carbon Footprint

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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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