Whitley (Ashcott Farm) Solar Park— 7.57 MW Solar
Whitley (Ashcott Farm) Solar Park is a 7.5702 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by British Solar Renewables. Ranked #328 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Whitley’s capacity represents 0.09% of the UK’s total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the UK is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Whitley 9.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Station (1,250 MW, Nuclear) and Seabank Power Station (1,145 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Somerset, approximately 200 km west of London.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,230. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #26,297 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,906 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
British Solar Renewables operates 23 plants totalling 131 MW
471 plants within 100 km, 14,352 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Whitley (Ashcott Farm) Solar Park is a solar power plant producing approximately 12 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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