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CalaChem Fine Chemicals (Grangemouth)
CalaChem Fine Chemicals (Grangemouth) is a 21.5 MW energy-from-waste plant under construction in Falkirk. Planning permission was granted on 18 January 2017, 8 months after submission. Operator of record: Earls Gate Energy Centre.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 20 May 2016 |
| Permission granted | 18 January 2017 8 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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How big is CalaChem Fine Chemicals (Grangemouth)?
CalaChem Fine Chemicals (Grangemouth) has a recorded installed capacity of 21.5 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates CalaChem Fine Chemicals (Grangemouth)?
REPD records the operator as Earls Gate Energy Centre. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was CalaChem Fine Chemicals (Grangemouth) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 20 May 2016. Permission was granted on 18 January 2017, 8 months later. The site is recorded as under construction and has no operational date yet.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 5352.
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