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Arden Quarry Landfill3.1 MW Waste

Waste

Arden Quarry Landfill is a 3.1 MW waste power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Natural Power. This facility is part of a total of 328 waste plants in the UK, which have a combined capacity of 1,884 MW. It represents 0.16% of the country's waste power generation. Ranked #115 of 328 waste plants in the United Kingdom, Arden Quarry Landfill's capacity is modest. The largest waste plant in the UK is Runcorn EfW at 81 MW, making Arden Quarry approximately 26 times smaller. Nearby plants include Carrington (900 MW, Gas), Carrington Power Station (884 MW, Gas), and Scout Moor Wind Farm (65 MW, Wind). The facility is situated in Derbyshire, approximately 30 km from the city of Sheffield.

Capacity
3.1 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Natural Power
Location
53.3718°, -1.9681°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,154. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #31,995 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #701 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Natural Power operates 17 plants totalling 55 MW

Regional density

491 plants within 100 km, 38,361 MW combined

Nearest plant: Godley Water Treatment Works (11 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 53.371800, -1.968100
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
6.3 Kt
19 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.4K
cars per year
836
homes per year
285.1K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Waste emission factor (330 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (70%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Waste
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United Kingdom
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
GasWindNuclearCoal
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