Westbury (Closed) Landfill Site— 3.5 MW Solar
Westbury (Closed) Landfill Site is a 3.5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Viridor. It was commissioned in an unspecified year and is one of 1,175 solar plants in the country. Ranked #941 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this facility's 3.5 MW represents 0.04% 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 Westbury 20.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Berkeley nuclear power station (276 MW, Nuclear), MOD Lyneham (69.8 MW, Solar), and Wroughton Airfield Solar Park (50 MW, Solar). The facility is located approximately 30 km from Bristol.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,106. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #31,512 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,628 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Viridor operates 17 plants totalling 134 MW
507 plants within 100 km, 16,484 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Westbury (Closed) Landfill Site is a solar power plant producing approximately 6 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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