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Biomass plants in Great Britain
Dedicated biomass combustion - dominated by the converted coal units at Drax, the largest power station in Great Britain. Great Britain has 89 operational sites totalling 5.1 GW.
- Sites
- 89
- Total capacity
- 5.1 GW
All 89 sites
| # | Station | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Region | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,580 | Part of Drax Group | Yorkshire | England | |
| 2 | 420 | EPUKi | North East England | England | |
| 3 | 420 | Lynemouth Power | North East England | England | |
| 4 | 83 | Viridor Waste Management | North Wales & Merseyside | England | |
| 5 | 80.5 | Cory Environmental Holdings Limited | London | England | |
| 6 | 79 | Co-owned by SSE Group and Wheelabrator Technologies Inc | Yorkshire | England | |
| 7 | 79 | Co-owned by SSE Group and Wheelabrator Technologies Inc | Yorkshire | England | |
| 8 | 61 | RWE Npower | South Scotland | Scotland | |
| 9 | 55 | LondonEnergy | East England | England | |
| 10 | 55 | SSE Group and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners | South England | England | |
| 11 | 55 | Sembcorp Utilities | North East England | England | |
| 12 | 49 | Iggesund Paperboard (Workington) | North West England | England | |
| 13 | 46 | E.ON | South Scotland | Scotland | |
| 14 | 44.2 | Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S (BWSC) | East England | England | |
| 15 | 43 | Tilbury Green Power | East England | England | |
| 16 | 42 | Greencoat Capital | Yorkshire | England | |
| 17 | 41.6 | GDF SUEZ ENERGY UK | North West England | England | |
| 18 | 41.5 | EPR | East England | England | |
| 19 | 40 | Eco2 | Yorkshire | England | |
| 20 | 40 | Glennmont Partners | South Wales | Wales | |
| 21 | 40 | Glenmont Partners | East Midlands | England | |
| 22 | 38 | EPR | East England | England | |
| 23 | 35.5 | Veolia | London | England | |
| 24 | 35.2 | UK Wood Recycling | North East England | England | |
| 25 | 35 | Sembcorp Utilities | North East England | England | |
| 26 | 34 | E.ON | Yorkshire | England | |
| 27 | 27.7 | Estover Energy | North East England | England | |
| 28 | 26 | Caledonian Paper | South Scotland | Scotland | |
| 29 | 25 | MVV Energie, Ridham Dock | South East England | England | |
| 30 | 22 | Solar 21 | Yorkshire | England | |
| 31 | 20.3 | SPEP | East Midlands | England | |
| 32 | 20 | SSE Group | South England | England | |
| 33 | 20 | Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian (BWSC)/ Bioenergy Infrastructure Group | North Wales & Merseyside | England | |
| 34 | 19 | Icon, EEA Holdings & 2OC consortium | London | England | |
| 35 | 18 | Dalkia | North East England | England | |
| 36 | 18 | SIMEC Group | South Wales | Wales | |
| 37 | 18 | REG Bio-Power | Yorkshire | England | |
| 38 | 17 | SIMEC/ Liberty House | South Scotland | Scotland | |
| 39 | 16 | Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor (BWSC) | South East England | England | |
| 40 | 16 | Ancillary Components | East England | England | |
| 41 | 15 | Norbord | South Scotland | Scotland | |
| 42 | 14.5 | SPEP | East Midlands | England | |
| 43 | 14.3 | EPR | East England | England | |
| 44 | 14 | EPR | Yorkshire | England | |
| 45 | 14 | Western Bioenergy, affiliate of Western Log | South Wales | Wales | |
| 46 | 12.5 | EPR | South Scotland | Scotland | |
| 47 | 12.5 | Speyside Renewable Energy Partnership | North Scotland | Scotland | |
| 48 | 12 | JG Pears Power | East Midlands | England | |
| 49 | 9 | SPEP | Yorkshire | England | |
| 50 | 9 | Sunrise Renewables | Yorkshire | England | |
| 51 | 9 | SIMEC/ Liberty House | South Wales | Wales | |
| 52 | 9 | TPS (UK) | North West England | England | |
| 53 | 8.3 | Scottish Bio-Power | North Scotland | Scotland | |
| 54 | 8 | Balfour Beatty | London | England | |
| 55 | 8 | Rocpower | Yorkshire | England | |
| 56 | 6.8 | Veolia Energy Services | East Midlands | England | |
| 57 | 6.5 | UYE (UK) / Veolia | Yorkshire | England | |
| 58 | 6.5 | University of St Andrews | South Scotland | Scotland | |
| 59 | 5.6 | Northern Energy Developments | North Scotland | Scotland | |
| 60 | 5.5 | Diageo | South Scotland | Scotland | |
| 61 | 5 | Balcas | North Scotland | Scotland | |
| 62 | 4.6 | REG Bio-Power | East England | England | |
| 63 | 3.6 | Safran Landing Systems UK/Technical Plant Services | West Midlands | England | |
| 64 | 3.5 | GIB and Equitix | North Scotland | Scotland | |
| 65 | 3.2 | Eco Sustainable Solutions | South England | England | |
| 66 | 3.2 | Volac | South Wales | Wales | |
| 67 | 3 | Newbridge Energy | North Wales & Merseyside | Wales | |
| 68 | 3 | Suez Energy Services | London | England | |
| 69 | 2.6 | Eccleshal Biomass | West Midlands | England | |
| 70 | 2.6 | Glennon Brothers Troon | South Scotland | Scotland | |
| 71 | 2.6 | Naturegen Energy Centre | East England | England | |
| 72 | 2.5 | Merevale and Blyth Estates | East Midlands | England | |
| 73 | 2.1 | Markley Group | West Midlands | England | |
| 74 | 2 | Living Power (REG Bio-Power) | Yorkshire | England | |
| 75 | 2 | Bioflame | North East England | England | |
| 76 | 1.9 | Northampton General Hospital | East Midlands | England | |
| 77 | 1.8 | Heathrow Airport | South England | England | |
| 78 | 1.6 | RCMA Stratford | West Midlands | England | |
| 79 | 1.5 | Plymouth Hospital NHS Trust | South West England | England | |
| 80 | 1.5 | Double H Nurseries | South England | England | |
| 81 | 1.2 | AMP Energy Services Limited | North Scotland | Scotland | |
| 82 | 1.2 | Unknown | North Scotland | Scotland | |
| 83 | 1.2 | Cofely | East Midlands | England | |
| 84 | 1.1 | ABP Ellesmere | North Wales & Merseyside | England | |
| 85 | 1 | Alkana Corporation Limited | South Wales | Wales | |
| 86 | 1 | Earthworm Energy | East Midlands | England | |
| 87 | 0.9 | R G Walter & Sons Limited | Yorkshire | England | |
| 88 | 0.3 | S P & G Blything | North Wales & Merseyside | England | |
| 89 | - | Private Developer | South West England | England |