Power plant · Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Simpsons Malt Limited Biomass
Simpsons Malt Limited Biomass is a power plant under construction in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, with 16 MW of capacity, operated by Simpsons Malt Limited.
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 | Northumberland (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Thomas Sherriff & Co Limited, Tweedside Trading Estate, Tweedmouth, Berwick Upon Tweed, TD15 2XD | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Under construction | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 26 Sept 2023 (permit 23/01642/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Northumberland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 5 Jun 2023 (reference 23/01642/FUL, planning authority Northumberland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 26 Sept 2023 (granted, reference 23/01642/FUL, planning authority Northumberland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Simpsons Malt Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 16 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 | 55.7620, -2.0184 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (planning authority Northumberland, reference 23/01642/FUL)
- Construction started
- Permit applied for (planning authority Northumberland, reference 23/01642/FUL)
How it compares
Simpsons Malt Limited Biomass is the 1,324th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 2,070th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 16 MW is <0.1% of the 300,461 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,324th of 2,174 | 185,888 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,070th of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 4,369th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 4 grid connections (3 operating, 77.5 MW) and 1 substation, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind 20.5 MW grid connection at Wandylaw Windfarm | Grid connection | 20.5 MW | Operating | 31 km |
| Battery storage and Gas 2.8 MW grid connection at Denwick | Grid connection | 2.8 MW | Planned | 33 km |
| Solar 2.845 MW grid connection at Denwick | Grid connection | 2.85 MW | Operating | 33 km |
| Denwick | Substation | — | — | 42 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.