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Beckton STW Enhanced Sludge Digestion5.8 MW Waste

Waste

Beckton STW Enhanced Sludge Digestion is a 5.8 MW waste power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Thames Water Utilities. This facility was commissioned in an unspecified year and focuses on waste-to-energy conversion. Ranked #69 of 328 waste plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.31% of the country's total waste capacity of 1,884 MW. The largest waste plant in the United Kingdom is Runcorn EfW at 81 MW, making Beckton STW 13.9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Tilbury power stations (1788 MW, Coal), Coryton (800 MW, Gas), and Northfleet Power Station (720 MW, Gas). The facility is situated in Greater London, approximately 10 km east of central London.

Capacity
5.8 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Thames Water Utilities
Location
51.5256°, 0.0799°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,441. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #27,802 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #491 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Thames Water Utilities operates 13 plants totalling 38 MW

Regional density

458 plants within 100 km, 22,568 MW combined

Nearest plant: Beckton Gas Pressure Reduction Station (1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.525600, 0.079900
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
11.7 Kt
36 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.6K
cars per year
1.6K
homes per year
533.5K
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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