As of 2022, there were 198 operational sewage gas plants in the United Kingdom. Between 2007 and 2022, figures saw a net increase, peaking in the latter year. Sewage gas is a form of biomass used as an energy source, with sewage sludge digestion adding 1,047 gigawatt hours of electricity to the UK's power mix in 2021.
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GOV.UK. (September 28, 2023). Number of sites generating electricity from sewage gas in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097011/uk-sewage-gas-power-plants/
GOV.UK. "Number of sites generating electricity from sewage gas in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2022." Chart. September 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097011/uk-sewage-gas-power-plants/
GOV.UK. (2023). Number of sites generating electricity from sewage gas in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097011/uk-sewage-gas-power-plants/
GOV.UK. "Number of Sites Generating Electricity from Sewage Gas in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2007 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097011/uk-sewage-gas-power-plants/
GOV.UK, Number of sites generating electricity from sewage gas in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097011/uk-sewage-gas-power-plants/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of sites generating electricity from sewage gas in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2022 [Graph], GOV.UK, September 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097011/uk-sewage-gas-power-plants/