Technology · energy-from-waste
Energy from waste in Great Britain
Plants burning residual waste that would otherwise be landfilled, recovering energy from what remains. Great Britain has 56 operational sites totalling 1.2 GW.
- Sites
- 56
- Total capacity
- 1.2 GW
All 56 sites
| # | Station | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Region | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72 | Cory Environmental | London | England | |
| 2 | 65 | Veolia/Covanta | East England | England | |
| 3 | 55 | Londonwaste | East England | England | |
| 4 | 55 | Gent Fairhead Environmental Services | East England | England | |
| 5 | 51 | Kent Enviropower (FCC Environment) | South East England | England | |
| 6 | 49.9 | E.ON / Wheelabrator Technologies | South East England | England | |
| 7 | 49 | SUEZ / Sembcorp UK | North East England | England | |
| 8 | 42 | Multifuel Energy (Wheelabrator)/ BIFFA | East Midlands | England | |
| 9 | 34 | Viridor | South West England | England | |
| 10 | 33.5 | Associated Energy Projects plc | North West England | England | |
| 11 | 32 | SITA UK | South West England | England | |
| 12 | 30 | Grundon Waste / Viridor | South England | England | |
| 13 | 30 | Viridor | South Wales | Wales | |
| 14 | 30 | Veolia | West Midlands | England | |
| 15 | 27 | AmeyCespa | North East England | England | |
| 16 | 26 | Viridor | South East England | England | |
| 17 | 25.6 | Viridor | South Scotland | Scotland | |
| 18 | 24 | Viridor | South England | England | |
| 19 | 23 | Veolia | West Midlands | England | |
| 20 | 22.5 | MVV Environment | South West England | England | |
| 21 | 22 | FCC Environment | East Midlands | England | |
| 22 | 21 | SITA UK | North East England | England | |
| 23 | 20.1 | Cleveland Waste Management Ltd | North East England | England | |
| 24 | 20 | SUEZ | South West England | England | |
| 25 | 20 | SITA UK | East England | England | |
| 26 | 19.3 | Veolia | Yorkshire | England | |
| 27 | 19.2 | SITA UK | North East England | England | |
| 28 | 18.3 | Veolia | South East England | England | |
| 29 | 16.4 | Lincolnshire County Council | East Midlands | England | |
| 30 | 16 | Veolia | South England | England | |
| 31 | 16 | Wheelabrator | North Wales & Merseyside | Wales | |
| 32 | 15.5 | Mercia Waste Management | West Midlands | England | |
| 33 | 14.5 | Urbaser Balfour Beatty | West Midlands | England | |
| 34 | 14.2 | MES Environmental (CNIM Group) | West Midlands | England | |
| 35 | 14 | Veolia | South England | England | |
| 36 | 13 | Viridor | South West England | England | |
| 37 | 12.5 | FCC Environment | South Scotland | Scotland | |
| 38 | 12 | O2N Energy (Billingham) LLP | North East England | England | |
| 39 | 11.6 | Veolia | Yorkshire | England | |
| 40 | 11.1 | Aberdeen / Aberdeenshire / Moray Councils | North Scotland | Scotland | |
| 41 | 10.8 | Viridor (GMWDA) | North West England | England | |
| 42 | 10 | SITA UK | North East England | England | |
| 43 | 9.5 | SITA UK | Yorkshire | England | |
| 44 | 9 | FCC Environment | East Midlands | England | |
| 45 | 8.6 | Tradebe | South England | England | |
| 46 | 8.3 | Dundee Energy Recycling | North Scotland | Scotland | |
| 47 | 8 | Veolia | West Midlands | England | |
| 48 | 8 | Veolia | South England | England | |
| 49 | 8 | MES Environmental (CNIM Group) | West Midlands | England | |
| 50 | 7.4 | MES Environmental (CNIM Group) | West Midlands | England | |
| 51 | 7.3 | Viridor | East England | England | |
| 52 | 4.5 | Coventry & Solihull WDC | East Midlands | England | |
| 53 | 3.4 | Growing Beds / Bioflame | East England | England | |
| 54 | 3.2 | Newlincs Developments | Yorkshire | England | |
| 55 | 3 | Trackwork | Yorkshire | England | |
| 56 | - | Barclays Execution Services Limited | South Scotland | Scotland |