Power plant · East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sandhill Anaerobic Digestion Plant (Waste AD)
Sandhill Anaerobic Digestion Plant (Waste AD) is a power plant in East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, with 2 MW of capacity, operated by GWE Biogas.
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 | East Riding of Yorkshire (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land North East Of Battleburn Cottages Garton Road Kirkburn | 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 | 2011 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 6 May 2009 (permit 09/00511/STPLF, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 3 Mar 2009 (ref. 09/00511/STPLF, East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 6 May 2009 (granted, ref. 09/00511/STPLF, East Riding of Yorkshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | GWE Biogas | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Anaerobic Digestion | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.9929, -0.4952 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Sandhill Anaerobic Digestion Plant (Waste AD) is the 2,789th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 4,162nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 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 | 2,789th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,162nd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 10,416th 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. 09/00511/STPLF
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 247 grid connections (115 operating, 1,839 MW), 114 substations, 2 transmission lines and 1 CO2 emitter, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landfill gas 1.2 MW grid connection at Kirkburn | Grid connection | 1.2 MW | Planned | 0.2 km |
| Landfill gas 3.23 MW grid connection at Kirkburn | Grid connection | 3.23 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| Battery storage and Solar and Wind 62.5 MW grid connection at Southburn House Hybrid | Grid connection | 62.5 MW | Planned | 1.8 km |
| Kirkburn | Substation | — | — | 2.1 km |
| Driffield/Beverley Group | Substation | — | — | 5.1 km |
| Driffield | Substation | — | — | 5.2 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 22 km |
| Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage | CO2 emitter | — | Planned | 34 km |
| Morven Hawthorn Pit Grid Connection Project | Transmission line | — | Planned | 44 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.
- 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.