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British Sugar - Bury5 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewable

British Sugar - Bury is a 5 MW biomass power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by British Sugar. Ranked #74 of 239 biomass plants in the United Kingdom, this facility represents 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 British Sugar - Bury 792 times smaller. Nearby plants include Brook Farm Battery (50 MW, Unknown), Snetterton Biomass Plant (44.2 MW, Biomass), and Thetford (41.5 MW, Biomass). The plant is situated in Bury St Edmunds, approximately 30 km from Ipswich.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
British Sugar
Location
52.2543°, 0.7270°

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
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Biomass fleet average: 20.5 years

Operator portfolio

British Sugar operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW

Regional density

411 plants within 100 km, 25,569 MW combined

Nearest plant: Symonds Farm Power Ltd (Farm AD) (6.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.254300, 0.727000
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
6.5 Kt
28 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
72.0 Kt
Over 11 years of operation
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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