Power plant · West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rothesay Dock Plastic to Hydrogen Recycling Facility
Rothesay Dock Plastic to Hydrogen Recycling Facility is a cancelled power plant in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 3.8 MW of capacity, operated by The Peel Group.
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 | West Dunbartonshire (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Rothesay Dock, Cart Street, Clydebank, G81 1QB | 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| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 10 Aug 2021 (reference DC21/217/FUL, planning authority West Dunbartonshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 15 Dec 2022 (withdrawn, reference DC21/217/FUL, planning authority West Dunbartonshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | The Peel Group | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3.8 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydrogen | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.8963, -4.3980 | 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.
- Withdrawn (planning authority West Dunbartonshire, reference DC21/217/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority West Dunbartonshire, reference DC21/217/FUL)
How it compares
Rothesay Dock Plastic to Hydrogen Recycling Facility is the 874th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 3,623rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3.8 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 874th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,623rd of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,447th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 22 substations, 14 grid connections (9 operating, 223 MW) and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iomart Glasgow Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 8.7 km |
| Verizon Glasgow GLSGGB | Data center | — | — | 9.1 km |
| DataVita DV2 | Data center | — | — | 9.2 km |
| Strathleven GSP | Substation | — | — | 12 km |
| Auchencarroch Energy Ltd grid connection | Grid connection | 3.04 MW | Operating | 15 km |
| Auchincarroch (GEN464G2) grid connection | Grid connection | 1.01 MW | Operating | 15 km |
| Killearn Primary | Substation | — | — | 17 km |
| Blairlinnans Primary | Substation | — | — | 18 km |
| Ross Priory Hydro grid connection | Grid connection | 4 MW | Planned | 20 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.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- 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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.