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Four Ashes EfW23 MW Waste

Waste

Four Ashes EfW is a 23 MW waste power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Veolia. Ranked #16 of 328 waste plants in the United Kingdom. Its 23 MW represents 1.22% 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 Four Ashes EfW 3.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Heartlands Power Station (100 MW, Gas), Bloxwich Battery (41 MW, Storage), and Oldbury (40 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in Staffordshire, approximately 25 km from Wolverhampton.

Capacity
23 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Veolia
Location
52.6740°, -2.1177°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 546. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #18,390 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #191 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Veolia operates 19 plants totalling 472 MW

Regional density

400 plants within 100 km, 15,916 MW combined

Nearest plant: Barr Farm Limited (0.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.674000, -2.117700
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
46.5 Kt
141 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
10.1K
cars per year
6.2K
homes per year
2.1M
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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