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Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works9.7 MW Waste

Waste

Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works is a 9.7 MW waste power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Severn Trent Water. Ranked #43 of 328 waste plants in the United Kingdom. Its 9.7 MW represents 0.51% 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 Minsworth 8.4 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Heartlands Power Station (100 MW, Gas) and Bloxwich Battery (41 MW, Storage). The facility is located in the West Midlands, approximately 20 km northeast of Birmingham.

Capacity
9.7 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Severn Trent Water
Location
52.5318°, -1.7540°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,060. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #24,837 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #367 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Severn Trent Water operates 7 plants totalling 26 MW

Regional density

419 plants within 100 km, 7,727 MW combined

Nearest plant: Coleshill STW (Waste AD) (3.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.531800, -1.754000
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
19.6 Kt
59 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
4.3K
cars per year
2.6K
homes per year
892.2K
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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