Woodlands Barton Solar Farm— 4.9 MW Solar
Woodlands Barton Solar Farm is a 4.9 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Laurence Associates and commissioned in 2016. Ranked #789 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 4.9 MW represents 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 Woodlands Barton 14.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Indian Queens (140 MW, Oil), Indian Queens Power Station (140 MW, Gas), and Canworthy Water (41 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Cornwall, approximately 20 km west of Bodmin.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,843. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #29,667 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,825 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Laurence Associates operates 2 plants totalling 12 MW
195 plants within 100 km, 3,246 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Woodlands Barton Solar 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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