Power plant · Barnsley, England, United Kingdom
Grimethorpe Biomass Gasification Power Plant
Grimethorpe Biomass Gasification Power Plant is a cancelled power plant in Barnsley, England, United Kingdom, with 42 MW of capacity, operated by Energy Power Resources.
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 | Barnsley (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Ferrymoor | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 4 Aug 2005 (withdrawn, reference B/02/0511HR, planning authority Barnsley) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Energy Power Resources | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 42 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 | 53.5530, -1.4747 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Grimethorpe Biomass Gasification Power Plant is the 293rd-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 549th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 42 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 | 293rd of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 549th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,179th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 532 grid connections (225 operating, 2,387 MW), 335 substations, 13 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | Substation | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Hunningley | Substation | — | — | 1.7 km |
| Jakto Transport grid connection | Grid connection | 40 MW | Operating | 1.7 km |
| Battery storage 40 MW grid connection at Hunningley BESS Direct | Grid connection | 40 MW | Operating | 2.1 km |
| Smithy Green | Substation | — | — | 2.3 km |
| Biomass 8.93 MW grid connection at Barugh 66/11kV | Grid connection | 8.93 MW | Operating | 3.1 km |
| HSBC Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 7.2 km |
| nLighten Leeds | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| HSBC Wakefield Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 18 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- © 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.