Wymeswold Airfield is a 34 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Foresight Solar Fund. Ranked #19 of 1,175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 34 MW accounts for 0.39% 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 Wymeswold Airfield 2.1 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ratcliffe (2,000 MW, Coal) and Staythorpe C (1,772 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Leicestershire, approximately 30 km from Nottingham.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 403. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #15,973 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,457 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Foresight Solar Fund operates 5 plants totalling 141 MW
514 plants within 100 km, 21,308 MW combined
Nearest plant: GDL Wymeswold Solar Farm/land off the A6006 (1.8 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Wymeswold Airfield is a solar power plant producing approximately 54 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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