World Power Plants

Riverside Resource Recovery Facility (RRRF)72 MW Waste

Waste

Riverside Resource Recovery Facility (RRRF) is a 72 MW waste-to-energy plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Cory Environmental. Ranked #2 of 328 waste plants in the United Kingdom. Its 72 MW represents 3.82% 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 RRRF 0.89 times larger. Nearby plants include Tilbury power stations (1,788 MW, Coal), Coryton (800 MW, Gas), and Northfleet Power Station (720 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Essex, approximately 30 km east of London.

Capacity
72 MW
Commissioning Year
2014

12 years old

Owner
Cory Environmental
Location
51.4683°, 0.1178°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 207. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #11,616 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #33 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
  • 0.05% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Age & fleet comparison

12 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

Cory Environmental operates 4 plants totalling 82 MW

Regional density

426 plants within 100 km, 22,476 MW combined

Nearest plant: Council Depot (3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.468300, 0.117800
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
145.7 Kt
442 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.75 Mt
Over 12 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2039
13 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
31.7K
cars per year
19.4K
homes per year
6.6M
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
Top Fuels

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