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Lakeside EfW37 MW Waste

Waste

Lakeside EfW is a 37 MW waste-to-energy power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Grundon Waste / Viridor. Ranked #8 of 328 waste plants in the United Kingdom. Its 37 MW constitutes 1.96% 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 Lakeside EfW 2.2 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Taylor's Lane GT (144 MW, Gas), Slough Heat and Power (50 MW, Biomass), and Fibrepower Slough (50 MW, Waste). The facility is located in England, approximately 30 km west of London.

Capacity
37 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Grundon Waste / Viridor
Location
51.4872°, -0.5251°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 377. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #15,597 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #111 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
  • 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Grundon Waste / Viridor operates 1 plants totalling 37 MW

Regional density

478 plants within 100 km, 20,063 MW combined

Nearest plant: Wraysbury Landfill (4.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.487200, -0.525100
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
74.9 Kt
227 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
16.3K
cars per year
10.0K
homes per year
3.4M
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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