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Weldon Phase 1 and 24 MW Waste

Waste

Weldon Phase 1 and 2 is a 4 MW waste power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Waste Recycling Group. Ranked #89 of 328 waste plants in the United Kingdom. Its 4 MW represents 0.21% 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 Weldon Phase 1 and 2 20.25 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Little Barford Power Station (740 MW, Gas), Little Barford (720 MW, Gas), and Corby (401 MW, Gas). The facility is located in England, approximately 10 km from Kettering.

Capacity
4 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Waste Recycling Group
Location
52.4866°, -0.6422°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,999. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #30,664 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #578 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Waste Recycling Group operates 45 plants totalling 138 MW

Regional density

530 plants within 100 km, 21,954 MW combined

Nearest plant: Corby Power Station (3.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 52.486600, -0.642200
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
8.1 Kt
25 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.8K
cars per year
1.1K
homes per year
367.9K
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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