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.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 2,617. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #35,483 worldwide by installed capacity
- #913 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Redland Aggregates Ltd / Combined Landfill Projects (CLP) operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
510 plants within 100 km, 21,031 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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