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Mountsorrel Landfill Site1.6 MW Waste

Waste

Mountsorrel Landfill Site is a 1.6 MW waste power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Redland Aggregates Ltd / Combined Landfill Projects (CLP). It is part of the waste-to-energy sector in the country. Ranked #244 of 328 waste plants in the United Kingdom, Mountsorrel Landfill Site's 1.6 MW accounts for 0.08% of the total waste capacity of 1,884 MW. The largest waste plant in the United Kingdom is Runcorn EfW at 81 MW, making this facility 50.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ratcliffe (2,000 MW, Coal), Staythorpe C (1,772 MW, Gas), and Wymeswold Airfield (34 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Leicestershire, approximately 20 km northeast of Leicester.

Capacity
1.6 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Redland Aggregates Ltd / Combined Landfill Projects (CLP)
Location
52.7296°, -1.1559°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,617. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #35,483 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #913 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Redland Aggregates Ltd / Combined Landfill Projects (CLP) operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

510 plants within 100 km, 21,031 MW combined

Nearest plant: Gypsom Solar Farm (2.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.729600, -1.155900
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
3.2 Kt
10 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
704
cars per year
432
homes per year
147.2K
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
GasWindNuclearCoal
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