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Slough Heat and Power50 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewableVerified: Feb 2026

Slough Heat and Power is a 50 MW biomass power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by SSE Thermal. Ranked #5 of 239 biomass plants in the United Kingdom, this facility represents 0.68% of the UK's total biomass capacity of 7,396 MW. The largest biomass plant in the UK is Drax Power Station at 3,960 MW, making Slough Heat and Power 79.2 times smaller. Nearby plants include Taylor's Lane GT (144 MW, Gas), Fibrepower Slough (50 MW, Waste), and Chapel Farm Battery Storage (49.5 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in England, approximately 30 km west of London.

Capacity
50 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
SSE Thermal
Location
51.5240°, -0.6273°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 269. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #13,085 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #220 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
  • 0.03% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Biomass fleet average: 20.5 years

Operator portfolio

SSE Thermal operates 5 plants totalling 5,020 MW

Regional density

489 plants within 100 km, 19,673 MW combined

Nearest plant: Slough Sewage Treatment Works (2.1 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 51.524001, -0.627255
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
65.5 Kt
285 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
720.3 Kt
Over 11 years of operation
Annual emissions equivalent to
14.2K
cars per year
8.7K
homes per year
3.0M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Biomass emission factor (230 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (65%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Biomass
Energy Source
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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