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Knostrop Sewage Treatment Works4 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewable

Knostrop Sewage Treatment Works is a 4 MW biomass power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Yorkshire Water. Ranked #84 of 239 biomass plants in the United Kingdom, this facility accounts for 0.05% 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 this facility 990 times smaller. Nearby plants include Eggborough (1960 MW, Coal), Ferrybridge Multi-fuel (79 MW, Biomass), and Castleford (56 MW, Gas). The facility is located approximately 5 km southeast of Leeds.

Capacity
4 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Yorkshire Water
Location
53.7815°, -1.4912°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,999. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #30,667 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #968 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Yorkshire Water operates 6 plants totalling 12 MW

Regional density

415 plants within 100 km, 39,201 MW combined

Nearest plant: Skelton Grange Power Station (0.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 53.781500, -1.491200
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
5.2 Kt
23 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.1K
cars per year
698
homes per year
238.1K
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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