Walkers Wood Solar Park— 27 MW Solar
Walkers Wood Solar Park is a 27 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Solar Century and Magnetar Solar since its commissioning. Ranked #33 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, it contributes 0.31% 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 Walkers Wood 2.67 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Drax Power Station (3960 MW, Biomass), West Burton (2012 MW, Coal), and Cottam (2008 MW, Coal). The facility is located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region, approximately 200 km south of Edinburgh.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 483. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #17,383 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,779 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Solar century / Magnetar Solar operates 4 plants totalling 66 MW
441 plants within 100 km, 36,340 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Walkers Wood Solar Park is a solar power plant producing approximately 43 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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