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Fibrepower Slough50 MW Waste

Waste

Fibrepower Slough is a 50 MW waste power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE). Ranked #5 of 328 waste plants in the United Kingdom. Its 50 MW represents 2.65% 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 Fibrepower Slough 1.6 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Taylor's Lane GT (144 MW, Gas), Slough Heat and Power (50 MW, Biomass), and Chapel Farm Battery Storage (49.5 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in Berkshire, approximately 30 km west of London.

Capacity
50 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)
Location
51.5244°, -0.6277°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 269. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #13,085 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #77 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
  • 0.03% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) operates 50 plants totalling 1,536 MW

Regional density

489 plants within 100 km, 19,673 MW combined

Nearest plant: Slough Sewage Treatment Works (2.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.524400, -0.627700
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
101.2 Kt
307 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.11 Mt
Over 11 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2040
14 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
22.0K
cars per year
13.5K
homes per year
4.6M
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
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