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Cardiff ERF power station

From Global Energy Monitor
This article is part of the
Global Bioenergy Power Tracker, a Global Energy Monitor project.
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Cardiff ERF power station is an operating power station of at least 30-megawatts (MW) in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. It is also known as Trident Park.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Cardiff ERF power station Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom 51.4711, -3.1504 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 51.4711, -3.1504

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Start year
1 Operating[2] bioenergy: refuse (municipal and industrial wastes)[2] 30[3] 2015[4]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
1 Viridor[5] Viridor Ltd [100%][6] Equitix Investments North America LP [20.0%]; KKR & Co. Inc

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20220923203537/https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Viridor/@51.4710758,-3.1549355,639m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x486e1cd4d3dffc53:0x62612c7690b02bbb!8m2!3d51.4710759!4d-3.1504508?shorturl=1. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220923184906/https://www.viridor.co.uk/energy/energy-recovery-facilities/cardiff-erf/. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220922182220/https://fichtner.co.uk/projects/trident-park/. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20220923192709/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/viridor-trident-park-incinerator-operational-8800820. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220923194844/https://naturalresources.wales/permits-and-permissions/permit-applications-consultations-and-decisions/final-permit-decisions-for-sites-under-industrial-emissions-directive/south-east-wales/cardiff-energy-recovery-facility/?lang=en. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220927145052/https://electricityproduction.uk/plant/GBR0000922/. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of bioenergy power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Bioenergy Power Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.