heat and electricity from biomass.
The installed capacity of the 78 operational biomass plants (including dedicated and co-firing) amounted to 4,158 megawatts as of September 2020. The Drax Biomass Power Station Unit 1 had an installed capacity of 645 megawatts, which was the largest capacity of all operational biomass plants in the United Kingdom.
In 2019, the UK generated 37,314 gigawatt hours of Installed capacity of biomass plants in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2020, by leading site (in megawatts)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Installed Capacity of Biomass Plants in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of September 2020, by Leading Site (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/896770/biomass-plant-installed-capacity-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Installed capacity of biomass plants in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2020, by leading site (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/896770/biomass-plant-installed-capacity-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Installed capacity of biomass plants in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2020, by leading site (in megawatts) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, September 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/896770/biomass-plant-installed-capacity-united-kingdom-uk/