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BIOMASS Β· OPERATIONAL

Blackburn Meadows

Blackburn Meadows is a 34 MW biomass power station in Yorkshire and the Humber, England, operated by E.ON. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • Bioenergy
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
  • England
  • Combined heat and power
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningMar 2008 (completed)
  2. ConsentedJul 2008 (completed)
  3. ConstructionNov 2011 (completed)
  4. OperatingJul 2014 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Planning dates from the Renewable Energy Planning Database; operating status from DUKES table 5.11.

Key facts

Installed capacity
34 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Bioenergy
Operator
E.ON
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
Yes
Coordinates
53.4201, -1.3985

Location

Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.

How Blackburn Meadows compares

9th of 13largest biomass stations in the UK register
2nd of 3in Yorkshire and the Humber
0.57%of listed UK biomass capacity

Biomass power stations burn organic material such as wood pellets, energy crops or agricultural residues to raise steam for a turbine.

All biomass power stations Power stations in Yorkshire and the Humber

Nearby power stations

Also operated by E.ON

E.ON operates 2 sites in the register. Largest first:

Planning history

From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.

Planning status
Operational
Site name in planning record
Blackburn Meadows Biomass Plant
Developer / operator
E.ON UK
Planning authority
Sheffield
Planning reference
08/01225/OUT
Application submitted
1 March 2008
Permission granted
15 July 2008
Construction started
1 November 2011
Began operating
7 July 2014
Capacity in planning record
30 MW
Address
Blackburn Meadows in Sheffield,, South Yorkshire
REPD reference
166

Source

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom β€” operational at end of May 2025. Capacity is installed capacity as published, not current output. Status reflects the source date, not live operation.
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Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026

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