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Glasgow Renewable Energy and Recycling Centre (ACT)
Glasgow Renewable Energy and Recycling Centre (ACT) is an operational 10 MW advanced conversion plant in Glasgow City, generating since 1 August 2019. Planning permission was granted on 29 January 2013, 6 months after submission. Operator of record: Viridor.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 14 August 2012 |
| Permission granted | 29 January 2013 6 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 August 2019 78 months after consent |
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How big is Glasgow Renewable Energy and Recycling Centre (ACT)?
Glasgow Renewable Energy and Recycling Centre (ACT) has a recorded installed capacity of 10 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 Glasgow Renewable Energy and Recycling Centre (ACT)?
REPD records the operator as Viridor. 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 Glasgow Renewable Energy and Recycling Centre (ACT) approved and built?
The application was submitted on 14 August 2012. Permission was granted on 29 January 2013, 6 months later. The site became operational on 1 August 2019, 78 months after consent.
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 928.
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