Information for Dunbar EfW / "Oxwellmains EfW", Dunbar Landfill, Oxwellmains, Dunbar
Status: ExistingPlanning Region: Scotland
Planning Sub-Region: East Lothian
Operator: Viridor / KKR
Capacity: 390,000
Campaign Group(s): Communities Against Toxics Scotland (CATsScotland) and Incensed Residents Against Toxic Emissions (IRATE) and Green Alternatives to Incineration in Scotland (GAINS)
Notes: In July 2022 it was reported that this facility will process waste from Highland Council Highland Council [Source]. Construction work started in July 2015 [Source]. In August 2018 it was announced that the plant had entered hot commissioning [Source]. Granted planning permission in December 2010 following a public inquiry [Source]. Planning condition to limit feedstock to a defined catchment area removed in October 2012 [Source]. It was reported in January 2019 that Interserve and Babcock and Wilcox had handed the facility over to Viridor [Source]. In July 2023 the permitted capacity was increased from 325ktpa to 390ktpa by PPC/A/1032878 VAR01. See public register for permit documents. (Entry updated 2024-03-14)
APR Summary 2025
Details taken or derived from the Annual Performance Report submitted by the operator
Permit: PPC-A-1032878
| Entry | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Plant Size TPA | 390,000.00 | Dunbar Energy Recovery Facility |
| Plant Size MWth | 106.80 | |
| Plant Size MWe | 36.00 | |
| Power Generated Year Total | 308,172.00 | |
| Power Generated kWh per tonne | 808.98 | |
| Power Exported Year Total | 283,698.00 | |
| Power Exported kWh per tonne | 744.73 | |
| Power Imported Year Total | 12.00 | |
| Power Imported kWh per tonne | 0.03 | |
| Parasitic Load Year Total | 0.08 | |
| Thermal Energy Exported Year Total | 0.00 | |
| Total Waste Received Year Total | 386,527.53 | |
| Total Waste Combusted Year Total | 380,940.00 | Refuse Derived Fuel (incl. SRF) - H'hold/LA (50.66%) |
| Permit Breaches Year Total | 3.00 | |
| Annual CO2 Mass | 477,966.00 | CO2 and Flow monitoring as per note 1 (CO2 to EN14181 and flow to BS EN 16911-2). Annual CO2 mass emissions calculated using this data from the CEMS. |
| Annual CO2 Mass Per Tonne | 1,306.54 | |
| Annual CO2 Mass Per Mwh | 1.68 | |
| Annual N2O Mass | 0.66 | N2O and Flow monitoring as per note 2 (N2O to EN14181 and flow to BS EN 16911-2). Annual N2O mass emissions calculated using this data from the CEMS. |
| Total CO2 N2O | 478,135.56 | |
| Biogenic CO2 Percentage | 0.58 | C14 sampling is carried out on a monthly basis via an installed sampler in each line. Lead time for results is >3months and so only Q1-Q3 results are available for 2025. The above figure is an average of all biogenic carbon resuts across both lines. |
| Biogenic Percentage NCV | 0.46 | Biomass percentages are average of waste sampling reports. UKAS accredited selective dissolution method. |
| Biogenic Percentage Mass | 0.53 | Biomass percentages are average of waste sampling reports. UKAS accredited selective dissolution method. |
Entry on WikiWaste:
https://wikiwaste.org.uk/index.php/Dunbar_EfW_(Oxwellmains_EfW)Annual Performance Report files:
98-AnnualPerformanceReport-2019.pdf98-AnnualPerformanceReport-2020.pdf
98-AnnualPerformanceReport-2021.xlsx
98-AnnualPerformanceReport-2022.xlsx
98-AnnualPerformanceReport-2023.xlsm
98-AnnualPerformanceReport-2024.xlsm
98-AnnualPerformanceReport-2025.xlsm
Permit Variation files:
98-PermitVariation-2023.pdfPollution Inventory Return files:
98-PollutionInventoryReturn-2025-Explanation.pdf98-PollutionInventoryReturn-2025-v0_rr.xlsx
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