As of the first quarter of 2024 the Rugeley Power Plant Conversion had an installed capacity of 1,000 megawatts, which was the largest capacity of all operational biomass plants in the United Kingdom. In 2024, the UK generated 35,820 gigawatt hours of heat and electricity from biomass.
Installed capacity of selected biomass plants in the United Kingdom (UK) as of Q1 2024, by leading site
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Includes dedicated and co-firing biomass plants. Further, this statistic includes a small sample from operational biomass plants situated in the United Kingdom. Those selected had the highest installed capacities.
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (April 30, 2024). Installed capacity of selected biomass plants in the United Kingdom (UK) as of Q1 2024, by leading site (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/896770/biomass-plant-installed-capacity-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Installed capacity of selected biomass plants in the United Kingdom (UK) as of Q1 2024, by leading site (in megawatts)." Chart. April 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/896770/biomass-plant-installed-capacity-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2024). Installed capacity of selected biomass plants in the United Kingdom (UK) as of Q1 2024, by leading site (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/896770/biomass-plant-installed-capacity-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Installed Capacity of Selected Biomass Plants in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of Q1 2024, by Leading Site (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/896770/biomass-plant-installed-capacity-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Installed capacity of selected biomass plants in the United Kingdom (UK) as of Q1 2024, by leading site (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/896770/biomass-plant-installed-capacity-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Installed capacity of selected biomass plants in the United Kingdom (UK) as of Q1 2024, by leading site (in megawatts) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, April 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/896770/biomass-plant-installed-capacity-united-kingdom-uk/