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.
11 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,255. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #26,418 worldwide by installed capacity
- #429 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
11 years in operation
Waste fleet average: 23.1 years
CLP Envirogas operates 1 plants totalling 7 MW
253 plants within 100 km, 9,035 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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