West Carclaze Solar Farm— 6.5 MW Solar
West Carclaze Solar Farm is a 6.5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Canadian Solar. Ranked #387 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility's 6.5 MW contributes to 0.07% 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 West Carclaze Solar Farm 11 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Indian Queens (140 MW, Oil), Indian Queens Power Station (140 MW, Gas), and Canworthy Water (41 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Cornwall, approximately 15 km north of Truro.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,339. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #27,007 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,198 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Canadian Solar operates 14 plants totalling 732 MW
192 plants within 100 km, 3,155 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
West Carclaze Solar 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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