Salt Ayre is a 4 MW waste power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Natural Power / SITA UK. Ranked #89 of 328 waste plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.21% of the country's total waste capacity of 1,884 MW. The largest waste plant in the United Kingdom is Runcorn EfW at 81 MW, making Salt Ayre 20.25 times smaller. Nearby plants include Heysham 2 (1,230 MW, Nuclear), Heysham 1 (1,155 MW, Nuclear), and Heysham 1 power station (1,150 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Lancashire, approximately 80 km northwest of Manchester.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,999. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #30,667 worldwide by installed capacity
- #578 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Natural Power / SITA UK operates 2 plants totalling 7 MW
245 plants within 100 km, 18,715 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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