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Lower Melville Wood1 MW Waste

Waste

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.

Capacity
1 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Fife Council
Location
56.2926°, -3.1325°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,851. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,024 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

Fife Council operates 2 plants totalling 3 MW

Regional density

215 plants within 100 km, 7,856 MW combined

Nearest plant: Markinch CHP (10.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 56.292600, -3.132500
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
2.0 Kt
6 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
20.2 Kt
Over 10 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2041
15 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
440
cars per year
270
homes per year
92.0K
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
GasWindNuclearCoal
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