Dunbar Power Plant is a 14 MW waste power facility in the United Kingdom, operated by Viridor. This plant is part of the country's waste management and energy recovery initiatives. Ranked #33 of 328 waste plants in the United Kingdom, Dunbar's 14 MW accounts for 0.74% of the United Kingdom's total waste capacity of 1,884 MW. The largest waste plant in the United Kingdom is Runcorn EfW at 81 MW, making Dunbar 5.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Torness Nuclear Power Station (1,364 MW, Nuclear), Torness (1,185 MW, Nuclear), and Fallago Rig (144 MW, Wind). The facility is located in East Lothian, approximately 30 km east of Edinburgh.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 813. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #21,743 worldwide by installed capacity
- #288 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Viridor operates 17 plants totalling 134 MW
146 plants within 100 km, 5,551 MW combined
Location
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
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