Power plant · Trafford, England, United Kingdom
Tenax Road - Renewable Energy Biomass Plant
Tenax Road - Renewable Energy Biomass Plant is a cancelled power plant in Trafford, England, United Kingdom, with 3 MW of capacity, operated by Fluid Leader Plc.
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 | Trafford (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Demolition Direct, Tenax Circle, Tenax Road, Trafford Park, Manchester, M17 1JT | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (abandoned) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 29 Jun 2009 (permit H/70807, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Trafford) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 21 Jan 2009 (reference H/70807, planning authority Trafford) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 29 Jun 2009 (granted, reference H/70807, planning authority Trafford) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Fluid Leader Plc | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3 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 | 53.4762, -2.3204 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Tenax Road - Renewable Energy Biomass Plant is the 2,525th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 3,739th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3 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 | 2,525th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,739th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,653rd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 393 grid connections (207 operating, 1,981 MW), 64 substations, 20 data centers and 3 gas storage facilities, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Broadway grid connection | Grid connection | 14 MW | Operating | 0.3 km |
| Worthington House, Stott Lane grid connection | Grid connection | 1.2 MW | Operating | 0.4 km |
| Muller Milk grid connection | Grid connection | 3 MW | Planned | 0.6 km |
| Joule House | Data center | — | — | 2.0 km |
| Evolution @ Agecroft Commerce Park | Data center | — | — | 3.7 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 1535147042) | Data center | — | — | 4.4 km |
| Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Material Change 1 | Gas storage facility | — | Planned | 29 km |
| Keuper Gas Storage Project | Gas storage facility | — | Permitted | 29 km |
| Todmorden | Substation | — | — | 30 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.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- 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.