Shotwick Solar PV Park is a 72MW solar PV power project. It is located in Wales, the UK. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in March 2016. Buy the profile here.
Description
The project was developed by British Solar Renewables, Compton Group and WElink Energy UK. The project is currently owned by Foresight Solar & Technology VCT with a stake of 100%.
Shotwick Solar PV Park is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 220 acres.
The project generates 68,900MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 13,816 households, offsetting 24,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $105.448m.
Development status
The project got commissioned in March 2016.
Contractors involved
China Triumph International Engineering was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the solar PV power project.
Jetion Solar (China) was selected as the supplier of the PV modules for the project. The company provided 250,000 modules each with 255W of nameplate capacity.
WElink Energy UK is the O&M contractor for the solar PV power project.
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About British Solar Renewables
British Solar Renewables Ltd (British Solar) formerly Solar Power Generation Ltd is a renewable energy company that offers solar PV services. The company’s services include design and planning, procurement and construction, engineering, project management, project development, operation and maintenance among others. It designs, builds, operates and maintains solar parks in Europe. British Solar provides ground-mounted arrays to deliver power to the grid and feed the energy users. The company delivers electricity to infrastructure projects including generation assets, housing projects and businesses. British Solar is headquartered in Somerset, the UK.
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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.
