Yorkley Solar Park is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Bee Green Solar and commissioned in 2013. Ranked #481 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom. Its 5 MW accounts for 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 Yorkley Solar Park 14.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Seabank Power Station (1145 MW, Gas), Severn Power (850 MW, Gas), and Seabank 1 (812 MW, Gas). The facility is located in England, approximately 20 km from Bristol.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,747 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Bee Green Solar operates 4 plants totalling 16 MW
455 plants within 100 km, 16,084 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Yorkley Solar Park 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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