Dublin Waste power station is a 68 MW biomass power plant in Leinster, Ireland. It is operated by Encyclis Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 94k homes (estimated). It ranks #38 of 76 Ireland power plants by installed capacity. In context, biomass supplies about 3.3% of Ireland's electricity; the national grid averages 257 gCO₂/kWh (48.1% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-2122.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000400326; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
Biomass plants burn organic material such as wood, residues or waste-derived fuel to raise steam; they are dispatchable and counted as low-carbon where the feedstock is sustainably sourced.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Ireland biomass capacity
- 30.6% of 222 MW across 3 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest biomass plants in Ireland
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Encyclis Ltd.
Local climate & thermal context
This biomass plant burns organic material (wood, residues) to raise steam for a turbine. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 53.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 25% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 64/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with marine corrosion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #2 largest biomass power plant of 3 in Ireland by capacity.
Ireland has 3 biomass power plants in this dataset, together about 222 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Dublin Bay Power · Gas · 405 MW · Leinster
- Poolbeg Combined Cycle · Gas · 490 MW · Leinster
- North Wall power station · Gas · 426 MW · County Dublin
- Huntstown · Gas · 343 MW · Leinster
- Huntstown Phase II · Gas · 404 MW · Leinster
- Corduff Flexgen power station · Gas · 63.5 MW · County Dublin
Location
Coordinates 53.3387, -6.2004 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Dublin Waste power station?
Dublin Waste power station is a 68 MW biomass power plant in Leinster, Ireland.
Who operates Dublin Waste power station?
Dublin Waste power station is operated by Encyclis Ltd.