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Stormy Down (Waste AD)3 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewable

Stormy Down (Waste AD) is a 3 MW biomass power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Agrivert. Ranked #95 of 239 biomass plants in the United Kingdom, Stormy Down's 3 MW represents 0.04% of the country's total biomass capacity of 7,396 MW. The largest biomass plant in the United Kingdom is Drax Power Station at 3,960 MW, making Stormy Down 1,320 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Aberthaw B (1586 MW, Coal), Aberthaw Power Station Biomass (1500 MW, Biomass), and Baglan Bay CCGT (520 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the South Wales region, approximately 30 km west of Cardiff.

Capacity
3 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Agrivert
Location
51.5072°, -3.6713°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 2,159. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #32,056 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,066 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Agrivert operates 6 plants totalling 15 MW

Regional density

395 plants within 100 km, 19,223 MW combined

Nearest plant: Stormy Down Solar Farm (0.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.507200, -3.671300
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
3.9 Kt
17 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
854
cars per year
524
homes per year
178.6K
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
GasWindNuclearCoal
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