Publication - Research and analysis
Negative Emissions Technologies (NETS): Feasibility Study - Technical Appendices
Technical annex for study that estimates the maximum Negative Emissions Technologies (NETs) potential achievable in Scotland, 2030 - 2050.
Appendix 7. Energy from waste sites
| Technology | Status | Projects | Location | Year | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waste (t/year) | MWe | |||||
| Waste incineration | Operational | Baldovie | Dundee, Scotland | 1994 | 120,000 | 8.3 |
| Millerhill EfW | Edinburgh, Scotland | 2019 | 155,000[228] | 12.5 | ||
| Dunbar EfW | Haddington, Scotland | 2019 | 300,000[229] | 25.6 | ||
| Barclays Glasgow Campus, Plot 4 - Energy Sustainability Centre[230], [231] *see note | Glasgow, Scotland | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Lerwick Energy Recovery Plant | Lerwick | 2000 | 26,000[196] | N/A | ||
| Baldovie Industrial Estate (Forties Road) | Dundee | 2022 | 110,000[232] | 10 | ||
| Waste incineration | Under construction or under planning phase | Ness Energy Project | Aberdeen, Scotland | 2023 | 150,000[233], [234] | 11.1 |
| Thainstone Energy Park Project ERF | Aberdeen, Scotland | N/A | 200,000[235] | 35 | ||
| Barr Killoch Energy Recovery Park | Ochiltree | N/A | Potential NETs savings of 18,000 tCO2/year[236] | 12 | ||
| Binn Farm | Perth | 2024 | 85,000[237] | 7.3 | ||
| Westfield (former Opencast Coal Mine) | Cardenden | N/A | 200,000[238] | 23.7 | ||
| Oldhall Industrial Estate | Irvine | 2025 | 180,000[239] | 15 | ||
| Earls Gate Energy Centre | Grangemouth | N/A | 216,000[240] | 21.5 | ||
| South Clyde Energy Centre | Glasgow | 2025 | 350,000[241] | 20 | ||
| Biogas production via advanced conversion technology | Operational | Charlesfield Biomass CHP Plant[242] | Melrose | 2015 | N/A | 10 |
| Avondale Quarry (Pilot)[243] | Grangemouth | N/A | N/A | 2 | ||
| Gasification or pyrolysis | Operational | Levenseat EfW | Lanark | N/A | 100,000[244][245] | 12.5 |
| Glasgow Renewable Energy and Recycling Centre (ACT) | Glasgow | 2019 | 222,000[246][247] | 10 | ||
| Under construction or under planning phase | Coatbridge Material Recovery and Renewable Energy Facility[248] | Glasgow | N/A | 160,000 | 25 | |
| Levenseat Waste Management Facility[249] | Forth | 2025 | 215,000 | 17 | ||
| Achnabreckcar[250] | Lochgair | N/A | N/A | 5.5 | ||
| Binn Eco Park | Perth | N/A | 60,000[251] | 4.6 | ||
*note: This site appeared on the REPD but no technical data was found, it was therefore removed from our list of existing sites for the analysis stage.
Contact
Email: NETs@gov.scot