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Aspatria Creamery5 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewable

Aspatria Creamery is a 5 MW biomass power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by First Milk Cheese Company. It contributes to the biomass energy sector since its commissioning. Ranked #74 of 239 biomass plants in the United Kingdom, Aspatria Creamery's 5 MW accounts for 0.07% of the country's total biomass capacity of 7,396 MW. The largest biomass plant in the United Kingdom is Drax Power Station at 3,960 MW, making Aspatria Creamery 792 times smaller. Nearby plants include Fellside CHP (180 MW, Cogeneration), Robin Rigg Wind Farm (174 MW, Wind), and Robin Rigg West (90 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Cumbria, approximately 15 km from Carlisle.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
First Milk Cheese Company
Location
54.7581°, -3.3309°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,507. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #892 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

First Milk Cheese Company operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW

Regional density

143 plants within 100 km, 10,075 MW combined

Nearest plant: Aspatria (2.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 54.758100, -3.330900
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
6.5 Kt
28 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.4K
cars per year
873
homes per year
297.6K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Biomass emission factor (230 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (65%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

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

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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