Greengairs Landfill Scheme Phase V — United Kingdom
Waste power plant in Scotland, United Kingdom. Approximate location 55.905, -3.945.
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Greengairs Landfill Scheme Phase V is a 2.2 MW waste power plant in Scotland, United Kingdom. It is operated by Waste Recycling Group. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 3.0k homes (estimated). It ranks #2306 of 2,860 United Kingdom power plants by installed capacity. In context, the national grid averages 217 gCO₂/kWh (64.4% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GBR0000760.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 2.2 MW, Greengairs Landfill Scheme Phase V is around the median waste plant in United Kingdom (2.3 MW). Waste-to-energy plants burn municipal solid waste to generate electricity and heat, cutting landfill volume while recovering energy from residual waste.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of United Kingdom waste capacity
- 0.1% of 1,886 MW across 329 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 waste plants in United Kingdom
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Waste Recycling Group. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This waste plant recovers energy by combusting municipal or industrial waste. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 55.9°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 42% 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: 76/100 — this site sits in the top 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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness 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 #178 largest waste power plant of 329 in United Kingdom by capacity.
United Kingdom has 329 waste power plants in this dataset, together about 1,886 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Avondale · Waste · 4 MW · Scotland
- Greengairs Landfill Scheme Phase II · Waste · 1.9 MW · Scotland
- Greengairs Landfill Scheme Phase III · Waste · 2 MW · Scotland
- Greengairs Landfill Scheme Phase IV · Waste · 2 MW · Scotland
- Greengairs Landfill Scheme Phase VI · Waste · 2.2 MW · Scotland
- Greendykeside · Wind · 4 MW · Scotland
Location
Coordinates 55.905, -3.945 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Greengairs Landfill Scheme Phase V?
Greengairs Landfill Scheme Phase V is a 2.2 MW waste power plant in Scotland, United Kingdom.
Who operates Greengairs Landfill Scheme Phase V?
Greengairs Landfill Scheme Phase V is operated by Waste Recycling Group.