Westfield Farm is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Hive Energy and Vogt Solar since 2016. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. This plant's capacity accounts for 0.06% of the United Kingdom's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Westfield Farm 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Heysham 2 (1230 MW, Nuclear), Heysham 1 (1155 MW, Nuclear), and Heysham 1 power station (1150 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Lancashire, approximately 250 km northwest of London.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,747 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Hive Energy/ Vogt Solar operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW
251 plants within 100 km, 18,650 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Westfield Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 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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