Wroughton Airfield Solar Park— 50 MW Solar
Wroughton Airfield Solar Park is a 50 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Rockfire Capital. Ranked #4 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 50 MW represents 0.57% of the country's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Wroughton Airfield 1.4 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are MOD Lyneham (69.8 MW, Solar), Snarlton Farm (49.6 MW, Solar), and Eveley (49.328 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Wiltshire, approximately 30 km north of Salisbury.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 269. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #13,085 worldwide by installed capacity
- #822 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Rockfire Capital operates 3 plants totalling 62 MW
518 plants within 100 km, 13,508 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Wroughton Airfield Solar Park is a solar power plant producing approximately 79 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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