Solar Power Plants in England

Bed-Zed Location: Middlesex Operator: Peabody Trust Configuration: 109 kWp Operation: 2000 System supplier: BP Solar EPC: BP Solar Quick facts: This brownfield social housing scheme incorporated PV into the design. Photograph courtesy of www.constructingexcellence.ork.uk Posted 18 Feb 2007	Eastcott Location: Cornwall Operator: Grupo Solaer Configuration: 5 MWp Operation: 2012 System supplier: Conergy EPC: Grupo Solaer Quick facts: This project is in the village of Eastcott near Bude. It has 21,000 PH solar modules and is expected to supply 5.3 GWh/yr of electricity. Photograph courtesy of Conergy Posted 1 Aug 2012	Hawton Location: Nottinghamshire Operator: Lightsource Renewable Energy Ltd Configuration: 4.87 MWp Operation: 2011 System supplier: Conergy EPC: Conergy Quick facts: This project is near Newark on Trent and commissioned on 12 Jul 2011 as the larget solar farm in the UK to that date. It was developed by Lark Energy and funded by Lightsource Renewable Energy and Octupus Investments. It has 21,000 solar modules on a 14.6ha site and was built in 6wks. Photograph courtesy of Conergy Posted 1 Aug 2012
Lovedean Location: Hampshire Operator: Lightsource Renewable Energy Ltd Configuration: 4.5 MWp Operation: 2013 System supplier: Conergy EPC: Conergy Quick facts: This PV plant is near Loveden village and features 18,500 modules on Conergy SolarLinea mounting systems. The system will produce some 4.6 GWh/yr. Photograph courtesy of Conergy Posted 27 Apr 2013	National Marine Aquarium Location: Devon Operator: National Marine Aquarium Configuration: 20 kWp Operation: 2004 System supplier: BP Solar Photograph courtesy of National Marine Aquarium Posted 2 Feb 2005	Osprey Quay Location: Hampshire Operator: Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy Configuration: 21 kWp Operation: 2005 System supplier: solarcentury Photograph courtesy of solarcentury Posted 20 Apr 2005

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