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Loicher Lane is an 8 MW biomass power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Rocpower. Ranked #58 of 239 biomass plants in the United Kingdom, Loicher Lane represents 0.11% 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 Loicher Lane 495 times smaller. Nearby plants include Eggborough (1960 MW, Coal), Ferrybridge Multi-fuel (79 MW, Biomass), and Castleford (56 MW, Gas). The facility is located in England, approximately 30 km south of Leeds.

Capacity
8 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Rocpower
Location
53.4443°, -1.4523°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,184. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #25,781 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #788 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Rocpower operates 1 plants totalling 8 MW

Regional density

443 plants within 100 km, 34,904 MW combined

Nearest plant: Meadow Hall Power (3.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 53.444300, -1.452300
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
10.5 Kt
46 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.3K
cars per year
1.4K
homes per year
476.2K
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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