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King George Dock is a 9 MW biomass power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Sunrise Renewables. Ranked #52 of 239 biomass plants in the United Kingdom, it represents 0.12% of the total biomass capacity of 7,396 MW. The largest biomass plant in the United Kingdom is Drax Power Station at 3,960 MW, making King George Dock 440 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include South Humber Bank (1,310 MW, Gas), VPI Immingham (1,240 MW, Cogeneration), and Saltend (1,200 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Yorkshire and is approximately 30 km from Hull.

Capacity
9 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Sunrise Renewables
Location
53.7424°, -0.2835°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,103. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #25,134 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #754 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Sunrise Renewables operates 1 plants totalling 9 MW

Regional density

267 plants within 100 km, 31,345 MW combined

Nearest plant: Saltend (2.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 53.742400, -0.283500
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
11.8 Kt
51 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.6K
cars per year
1.6K
homes per year
535.8K
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
GasWindNuclearCoal
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