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Wroughton Airfield Solar Park50 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

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.

Capacity
50 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Rockfire Capital
Location
51.5104°, -1.8124°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 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
Operator portfolio

Rockfire Capital operates 3 plants totalling 62 MW

Regional density

518 plants within 100 km, 13,508 MW combined

Nearest plant: Lower Basset Down Farm (2.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.510400, -1.812400
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Carbon Footprint

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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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