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Skibeden2 MW Waste

Waste

Skibeden is a 2 MW waste power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Yorwaste. Ranked #189 of 328 waste plants in the United Kingdom, Skibeden's 2 MW represents 0.11% 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 Skibeden 40.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Scout Moor Wind Farm (65 MW, Wind) and Thornhill (50 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region, approximately 50 km from Leeds.

Capacity
2 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Yorwaste
Location
53.9705°, -1.9810°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,423. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #836 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Yorwaste operates 3 plants totalling 4 MW

Regional density

359 plants within 100 km, 25,313 MW combined

Nearest plant: Chelker Reservoir (Retention of Turbines) (4.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 53.970500, -1.981000
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
4.0 Kt
12 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
880
cars per year
540
homes per year
184.0K
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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