Information for East Midlands Energy Re-generation (EMERGE) Centre, Site of the Ratcliffe on Soar Power Station
Status: PotentialPlanning Region: East Midlands
Planning Sub-Region: Nottinghamshire
Operator: Uniper UK Ltd
Capacity: 524,550
Campaign Group(s): Stop Ratcliffe Incinerator and Breathless in Nottingham - Campaign against the Incinerator (Facebook Group) and XR Nottingham.
Notes: In August 2020 Uniper put in a planning application for a merchant incinerator and the Council voted to approve this in March 2022 subject to a potential call-in by the Secretary of State (ref ES/4154). According to the scoping request, the facility would use conventional incineration technology to burn C&I and LACW waste, including RDF, and have the potential to treat combustible fractions of construction and demolition waste as well as being intended to be capable of accepting certain waste biomass fuels. According to the applicant, the gross generating capacity would be 49.9MW, which is just below the threshold to be considered an NSIP. The Environmental Permit was issued in March 2022 [See EA consultation page]. Permit NP3608BQ issued in February 2022. In May 2024 the Environment Agency listed the facility status as "construction not started". In November 2024 it was reported that doubt had been cast over the future of the project after an investor disposed of its shares in the scheme [Source]. Development technically commenced in February 2025, preserving the planning permission, although there has been no announcement of financial close and no sign of meaningful construction as of February 2026. In November 2025 Uniper applied for a revised Local Development Order for the wider Ratcliffe on Soar site to create a larger data centre complex on the site, with Plot A (which includes the EMERGE plant) listed still as "Energy generation & storage; advanced manufacturing and other industrial uses; data centres; logistics (up to 180,000m² GFA), research & development; education, skills & training uses" - there is no indication that the source of energy generation would be incineration, but this has not been explicitly ruled out (25/02015/LDO). (Entry updated 2026-02-25)
Waste management for England 2024: Pre-operational (Environment Agency)
Uses data from 2024 Waste Data Interrogator - Version 2 released by the Environment Agency under the Environment Agency Conditional Licence. © Environment Agency copyright
Permit: NP3608BQ
| Operator Name | Site Name | Site Address | Former Planning Region | Former Planning Sub-Region | Type | Permitted Capacity (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortum Ratcliffe Limited | EMERGE Centre | Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, EMERGE Centre Ratcliffe-on-Soar, Nottingham, NG11 0EE | East Midlands | Nottinghamshire | Co-incineration of non hazardous waste | 524,550 |
Entry on WikiWaste:
https://wikiwaste.org.uk/index.php/East_Midlands_Energy_Re-Generation_Centre_(EMERGE)Objection files:
262-Objection-from-UKWIN-August-2020.pdf262-Objection-from-UKWIN-January-2021.pdf
262-Objection-from-UKWIN-March-2022.pdf
Permit files:
262-Permit-2022.pdfPermit Decision files:
262-PermitDecision-2022.pdfPermit Transfer Note files:
262-PermitTransferNote-2025.pdfPermit Variation files:
262-PermitVariation-2025.pdfPermit Variation Decision files:
262-PermitVariationDecision-2025.pdfEnvironment Agency Compliance Assessment Reports
View compliance documents for this incineratorView the full UKWIN incinerator compliance index
Historic permit-related documents
See historic documents relating to permit NP3608BQStandard notice:
UKWIN (and therefore the UKWIN map) focuses on Municipal Waste Incinerators, whereas our colleagues at Biofuelwatch focus on biomass projects. If you are interested in biomass incinerators (including waste wood plants) over 20MW then please see the Biofuelwatch map of UK Biomass Power Stations. Those concerned about biomass plants, including waste wood plants, should email Biofuelwatch at biofuelwatch[at]gmail.com.Please be aware: There is always room for improvement, so please send updates to coordinator@ukwin.org.uk. Existing Incinerator means a facility that is operational or under construction/commissioning. A Potential Incinerator is a facility where there is a proposal for an incinerator (e.g. planning application or planning consent) or other reason to believe an incinerator might be built/proposed in the future. A Prevented Incinerator is something which used to be a proposal or expected incinerator which we do not believe is currently being progressed (e.g. because the project was cancelled, planning permission refused, or years have gone by since the permission was granted without any progress) - in some cases a facility marked as prevented is being progressed without us being aware or is subsequently revived. Capacity is usually the permitted or maximum advertised capacity of the facility.