Lower Melville Wood is a 1 MW waste power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Fife Council. Ranked #301 of 328 waste plants in the United Kingdom, this facility accounts for 0.05% of the country's total waste capacity of 1,884 MW. The largest waste plant in the United Kingdom is Runcorn EfW at 81 MW, making Lower Melville Wood 81 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Markinch CHP (65 MW, Cogeneration), Camilla Battery Storage (50 MW, Unknown), and Drumderg (36.8 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 30 km from Edinburgh.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,851. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,024 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Waste fleet average: 23.1 years
Fife Council operates 2 plants totalling 3 MW
215 plants within 100 km, 7,856 MW combined
Location
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
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