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Riverside Industrial Estate Gasification Plant10.5 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewable

Riverside Industrial Estate Gasification Plant is a 10.5 MW biomass power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Alternative Use Group plc & Alchemy Farms. Ranked #47 of 239 biomass plants in the United Kingdom. Its 10.5 MW represents 0.14% of the United Kingdom's total biomass capacity of 7,396 MW. The largest biomass plant in the United Kingdom is Drax Power Station at 3,960 MW, making this facility 376 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Spalding (Gas, 880 MW), Spalding Power Station (Gas, 860 MW), and Sutton Bridge (Gas, 819 MW). The facility is located in Lincolnshire, approximately 40 km northeast of Peterborough.

Capacity
10.5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Alternative Use Group plc & Alchemy Farms
Location
52.9572°, -0.0129°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 978. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #23,510 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #695 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Alternative Use Group plc & Alchemy Farms operates 1 plants totalling 11 MW

Regional density

445 plants within 100 km, 31,137 MW combined

Nearest plant: Pinguin Foods (1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.957200, -0.012900
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
13.8 Kt
60 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
3.0K
cars per year
1.8K
homes per year
625.0K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Biomass emission factor (230 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (65%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Biomass
Energy Source
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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