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Severnside Energy Recovery Centre32 MW Waste

Waste

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.

Capacity
32 MW
Commissioning Year
2009

17 years old

Owner
SITA UK
Location
51.5406°, -2.6553°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

17 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

SITA UK operates 20 plants totalling 174 MW

Regional density

467 plants within 100 km, 15,870 MW combined

Nearest plant: Seabank 1 (1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.540600, -2.655300
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
64.8 Kt
196 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.10 Mt
Over 17 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2034
8 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
14.1K
cars per year
8.6K
homes per year
2.9M
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
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