Severnside Energy Recovery Centre is a 32 MW waste-to-energy plant in the United Kingdom, operated by SITA UK. It was commissioned in 2014. Ranked #10 of 328 waste plants in the United Kingdom. Its 32 MW accounts for 1.7% 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 Severnside 0.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Seabank Power Station (1,145 MW, Gas), Severn Power (850 MW, Gas), and Seabank 1 (812 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Wales, approximately 10 km west of Bristol.
17 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 422. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #16,178 worldwide by installed capacity
- #134 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
17 years in operation
Waste fleet average: 23.1 years
SITA UK operates 20 plants totalling 174 MW
467 plants within 100 km, 15,870 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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