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Tilbury Green Power43 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewable

Tilbury Green Power is a 43 MW biomass power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Tilbury Green Power. Ranked #8 of 239 biomass plants in the United Kingdom. Its 43 MW represents 0.58% of the United Kingdom'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 Tilbury Green Power 92 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Tilbury power stations (1,788 MW, Coal), Grain CHP (1,404 MW, Cogeneration), and Damhead Creek (805 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Essex, approximately 30 km east of London.

Capacity
43 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Tilbury Green Power
Location
51.4604°, 0.3497°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 335. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #14,878 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #258 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
  • 0.03% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Operator portfolio

Tilbury Green Power operates 1 plants totalling 43 MW

Regional density

361 plants within 100 km, 20,249 MW combined

Nearest plant: Port of Tilbury (1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 51.460400, 0.349700
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
56.3 Kt
245 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
12.2K
cars per year
7.5K
homes per year
2.6M
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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