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South Cathkin Landfill Site7.4 MW Waste

Waste

South Cathkin Landfill Site is a 7.4 MW waste-to-energy power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by CLP Envirogas. Ranked #60 of 328 waste plants in the United Kingdom. Its 7.4 MW represents 0.39% 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 South Cathkin 10.9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Whitelee Wind Farm (539 MW, Wind), Whitelee (322 MW, Wind), and Whitelee 2 (217.02 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 15 km southeast of Glasgow.

Capacity
7.4 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
CLP Envirogas
Location
55.7912°, -4.1946°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,255. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #26,418 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #429 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

CLP Envirogas operates 1 plants totalling 7 MW

Regional density

253 plants within 100 km, 9,035 MW combined

Nearest plant: Cathkin BESS (0.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 55.791200, -4.194600
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
15.0 Kt
45 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
164.7 Kt
Over 11 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2040
14 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
3.3K
cars per year
2.0K
homes per year
680.7K
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
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