Wheal Alfred Road Solar Farm— 3.5 MW Solar
Wheal Alfred Road Solar Farm is a 3.5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by TGC Renewables. Ranked #941 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 3.5 MW accounts for 0.04% 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 Wheal Alfred Road 20.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hayle Wave Hub (23 MW, Wave and Tidal) and Carland Cross RP (20 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Cornwall, approximately 15 km west of Truro.
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
TGC Renewables operates 17 plants totalling 131 MW
130 plants within 100 km, 1,029 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Wheal Alfred Road Solar Farm 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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