Whitman Laboratories is a 1 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Whitman Laboratories. It was commissioned in 2021 and is part of the growing solar energy sector. Ranked #1145 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Whitman Laboratories' 1 MW accounts for 0.01% of the country's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the UK is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Whitman Laboratories 72 times smaller. Nearby plants include Cowes Power Station (140 MW, Unknown), Cowes (140 MW, Gas), and Southwick Estate (48 MW, Solar). The facility is located on the Isle of Wight, approximately 5 km from Cowes.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,851. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
- #10,239 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Whitman Laboratories operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
369 plants within 100 km, 9,015 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Whitman Laboratories is a solar power plant producing approximately 2 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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