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[[File:Ferrybridge 2.png|400px|left|Ferrybridge 2 (with Ferrybridge 1 in background) - which will be the largest 'single site' for Residual Waste EFW in the UK when both are fully operational]]__TOC__ | [[File:Ferrybridge 2.png|400px|left|Ferrybridge 2 (with Ferrybridge 1 in background) - which will be the largest 'single site' for Residual Waste EFW in the UK when both are fully operational]]__TOC__ | ||
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==Operational EfW== | ==Operational EfW== | ||
The following list summarises all [[EfW]] sites that were operational as of March 2022, with limited summary information in the table. More detailed information can be found by clicking through to the site-specific page, the total 'plated capacity' is '''{{formatnum: {{#var:opston}}}} kt''': | The following list summarises all [[EfW]] sites that were operational as of March 2022, with limited summary information in the table. More detailed information can be found by clicking through to the site-specific page, the total 'plated capacity' is '''{{formatnum: {{#var:opston}}}} kt''': | ||
[[File:Location of EfWs in UK.png|600px|right|Locations of Operational residual waste EfWs in the UK]] | [[File:Location of EfWs in UK.png|600px|right|Locations of Operational residual waste EfWs in the UK]] | ||
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Historically, the UK has been very dependent on [[Landfill]] or [[Incineration without Energy Recovery]] for [[Disposal]] of [[Residual Waste]]. The landfill diversion targets set in the mid 1990s promoted [[EfW]] developments. The diversion of residual waste away from [[Landfill]] and into [[EfW]] processes was intended to reduce emissions of methane and pollution originating from [[Landfill]] sites and increase production of renewable energy<ref name="foo" />. [[Energy from Waste]] is the now the main method for dealing with [[Residual Waste]], with [[Landfill]] of [[Residual Waste]] being the least preferred method, as outlined in the [[Waste Hierarchy]]<ref name="foo" />. | Historically, the UK has been very dependent on [[Landfill]] or [[Incineration without Energy Recovery]] for [[Disposal]] of [[Residual Waste]]. The landfill diversion targets set in the mid 1990s promoted [[EfW]] developments. The diversion of residual waste away from [[Landfill]] and into [[EfW]] processes was intended to reduce emissions of methane and pollution originating from [[Landfill]] sites and increase production of renewable energy<ref name="foo" />. [[Energy from Waste]] is the now the main method for dealing with [[Residual Waste]], with [[Landfill]] of [[Residual Waste]] being the least preferred method, as outlined in the [[Waste Hierarchy]]<ref name="foo" />. | ||
In | In 2024, the amount of residual waste that was sent to [[EfW]] processes in the UK increased by 4.3%, amounting to a total of 16.8 kt being sent to 63 operational EfW facilities across the UK<ref name="foo2> [https://www.tolvik.com/published-reports/view/uk-energy-from-waste-statistics-2023// Derived from Tolvik EFW Statistics 2024, Published April 2025]</ref>. This was against a headline/plated capacity of 19.34 kt of operational capacity and a further 4.85 kt of late stage commissioning and in construction 'plated' capacity at that time. This represented 74.4% of [[Local Authority Collected Waste]] with the balance from [[Commercial and Industrial Waste]]<ref name="foo2" />. The total net power exported from [[EfW]] facilities in 2024 was 10,040 GWh, this supplied 3.6% of the total UK power generation, and gives an average of 600 kWh of power generated per tonne of residual waste treated at UK [[EfW]] facilities<ref name="foo2" />. | ||
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The graph below displays how the tonnage of residual waste processes by UK [[EfW]] facilities has changed over recent years, and is based on that received rather than the 'plated' capacity of the plants in operation and construction ( | The graph below displays how the tonnage of residual waste processes by UK [[EfW]] facilities has changed over recent years, and is based on that received rather than the 'plated' capacity of the plants in operation and construction (24.16 kt reported by Tolvik<ref name="foo2" /> at the end of 2024, whereas this page reports '''{{formatnum: {{#expr: {{#var: opston}} + {{#var: ucston}}}}}} kt''' as at March 2021). | ||
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|'''Year''' || 2006 || 2007 || 2008 || 2009 || 2010 || 2011 || 2012 || 2013 || 2014 || 2015 || 2016 || 2017 || 2018||2019||2020||2021||2022||2023 | |'''Year''' || 2006 || 2007 || 2008 || 2009 || 2010 || 2011 || 2012 || 2013 || 2014 || 2015 || 2016 || 2017 || 2018||2019||2020||2021||2022||2023||2024 | ||
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|'''Million Tonnes''' || 3.3 || 3.3 || 3.3 || 3.6 || 4.2 || 4.8 || 5.2 || 5.5 || 6.7 || 8.4 || 10.1 || 10.9 || 11.5||12.6||14.1||14.9||15.3||16.1 | |'''Million Tonnes''' || 3.3 || 3.3 || 3.3 || 3.6 || 4.2 || 4.8 || 5.2 || 5.5 || 6.7 || 8.4 || 10.1 || 10.9 || 11.5||12.6||14.1||14.9||15.3||16.1||16.8 | ||
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The table below shows the power and heat generation from residual waste EfW facilities in the UK between 2014- | The table below shows the power and heat generation from residual waste EfW facilities in the UK between 2014-2024.<ref name="foo2" /> | ||
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|'''Year''' || 2014 || 2015 || 2016 || 2017 || 2018||2019||2020||2021||2022||2023 | |'''Year''' || 2014 || 2015 || 2016 || 2017 || 2018||2019||2020||2021||2022||2023|| | ||
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|'''Net Power Export (GWh<sub>e</sub>)''' ||3,368||4,636||5,291||6,258||6,230||6,703||7,769||8,643||9,428||9,676 | |'''Net Power Export (GWh<sub>e</sub>)''' ||3,368||4,636||5,291||6,258||6,230||6,703||7,769||8,643||9,428||9,676||10,040 | ||
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|'''Net Heat Export (GWh<sub>th</sub>)''' ||NA||554||730||865||1,112||1,384||1,651||1,845||1,770||1,777 | |'''Net Heat Export (GWh<sub>th</sub>)''' ||NA||554||730||865||1,112||1,384||1,651||1,845||1,770||1,777||1,949 | ||
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