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Energy-from-waste plants in the UK

7 energy-from-waste plants with a combined 471 MW of installed capacity, from the UK government's register of power stations (DESNZ, DUKES table 5.11) and Octary's own records. Open any station for its capacity, operator, location map, nearby stations and source.

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Energy-from-waste plants burn residual household and commercial waste that cannot be recycled, using the heat to generate electricity and sometimes heat for nearby buildings.

StationTypeCapacityStageRegionOperator
Runcorn Energy from Waste Energy-from-waste plant 91 MW Operating North West Viridor Waste Management
Riverside - Energy from Waste Energy-from-waste plant 80 MW Operating London Riverside Resource Recovery
FM1 Energy-from-waste plant 79 MW Operating Yorkshire and the Humber Co-owned by SSE Group and Wheelabrator Technologies Inc
FM2 Energy-from-waste plant 79 MW Operating Yorkshire and the Humber Co-owned by SSE Group and Wheelabrator Technologies Inc
Londonwaste Ltd Energy-from-waste plant 58 MW Operating London LondonEnergy
Wilton 11 Energy-from-waste plant 49 MW Operating North East Sembcorp Utilities
SELCHP Energy-from-waste plant 35 MW Operating London Veolia
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Source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) table 5.11, plus Octary's records of legacy and decommissioned sites. Capacities are installed capacity, not live output. For hand-written histories and engineering diagrams of the UK's major stations, see the power stations atlas.