The installed capacity of the 268 operational landfill gas sites in the United Kingdom amounted to 746.9 megawatts as of September 2020. Rainham Phase II had an installed capacity of 17 megawatts, which was the largest capacity of all operational landfill gas sites. Following Rainham Phase II, Pitsea Tipp and Dunbar Power Plant were the second and third largest installed capacity, with 14 megawatts each.
In 2019, electricity generated from landfill gas in the UK amounted to 3,624 gigawatt hours.
Landfill gas installed capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2020, by leading sites
(in megawatts)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (September 1, 2020). Landfill gas installed capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2020, by leading sites (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/896746/landfill-gas-installed-capacity-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Landfill gas installed capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2020, by leading sites (in megawatts)." Chart. September 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/896746/landfill-gas-installed-capacity-united-kingdom-uk/
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