Power plant · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom
Eco Composting
Eco Composting is a power plant in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom, with 3.2 MW of capacity, operated by Eco Sustainable Solutions.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Chapel Lane, Parley, Christchurch, BH23 6BG | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2017 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 26 Jul 2011 (permit 8/11/0268, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 26 May 2011 (reference 8/11/0268, planning authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 26 Jul 2011 (granted, reference 8/11/0268, planning authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Eco Sustainable Solutions | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3.2 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Biomass (dedicated) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.7862, -1.8541 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Eco Composting is the 2,512th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 3,718th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3.2 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,512th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,718th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,602nd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. 8/11/0268
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 197 grid connections (121 operating, 1,037 MW), 154 substations and 7 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eco Parley Generation grid connection | Grid connection | 8.69 MW | Planned | 0.6 km |
| Eco Solar 1 grid connection | Grid connection | 23.6 MW | Operating | 0.6 km |
| Eco SS Solar 2 grid connection | Grid connection | 5.61 MW | Operating | 0.6 km |
| Redhill BSP | Substation | — | — | 3.0 km |
| Redhill Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.0 km |
| Ferndown Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.3 km |
| Data Vault - Bournemouth BCP01 | Data center | — | — | 7.3 km |
| Sky Chilworth | Data center | — | — | 36 km |
| SCC | Data center | — | — | 44 km |
Operator and place
More from Eco Sustainable Solutions
- Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 236 MW
- Parley Renewable Energy Park (PV)5 MW
- Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 34 MW
- Chapel Lane ERF3.4 MW · under construction
- Bourne Park AD (AD)1.1 MW
- Parley Renewable Energy Park (AD)1 MW
- Eco Parley Generation grid connection8.69 MW
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- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
- Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea1,320 MW
- Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord1,218 MW
- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm1,080 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
- Teesworks Battery Storage Project1,000 MW
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.