Sheffield Energy Recovery Facility
The Sheffield Energy Recovery Facility, also known as the Energy from Waste Plant, is a modern incinerator which treats Sheffield's household waste. It is notable as it not only provides electricity from the combustion of waste but also supplies heat to a local district heating scheme, making it one of the most advanced, energy efficient incineration plants in the UK.- Type: Power station
- Description: waste-to-energy power station in South Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Sheffield EfW”, “Sheffield ERF”, and “Sheffield Incinerator”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crucible Theatre and Sheffield Victoria.
Crucible Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Crucible Theatre, or simply The Crucible, is a theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which opened in 1971. Its name refers to crucible steel, which was developed in Sheffield in 1740 and drove the industrialisation of the city. Crucible Theatre is situated 4,200 feet southwest of Sheffield Energy Recovery Facility.
Sheffield Victoria
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sheffield station is a combined railway station and tram stop in Sheffield, England; it is the busiest station in South Yorkshire, and the third busiest in Yorkshire & the Humber, after Leeds and York. Adjacent is the South Yorkshire Supertram stop. Sheffield Victoria is situated 4,000 feet southwest of Sheffield Energy Recovery Facility.
Sheffield Cathedral
Church
Photo: Richard Rogerson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul, Sheffield, also known as Sheffield Cathedral, is the cathedral church for the Church of England diocese of Sheffield, England. Sheffield Cathedral is situated 1 mile west of Sheffield Energy Recovery Facility.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burngreave and Castlegate Quarter.
Burngreave
Suburb
Burngreave is an inner city district of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England lying north of the city centre. The population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 27,481.
Castlegate Quarter
Quarter
The Castlegate Quarter is one of the eleven quarters of Sheffield city centre. It is named after Castlegate, the quarter's main thoroughfare. The boundaries of the Castlegate Quarter are formed by Castlegate and the River Don to the north, Exchange Place to the east, Commercial Street and part of the High Street to the south, and Angel Street and Snig Hill to the west.
Riverside Quarter
Quarter
The Riverside Quarter, or Riverside Exchange is one of Sheffield's 11 designated City Centre Quarters. Its borders are West Bar, Coulston Street, Bridge Street, Castlegate, Exchange Place and the Parkway to its south, the Wicker Viaduct, Johnson Street, Spitalfields and Nursery Street to the North, and Corporation Street to the west.
Sheffield Energy Recovery Facility
- Categories: waste-to-energy power station and industry
- Location: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.38674° or 53° 23′ 12″ northLongitude
-1.45022° or 1° 27′ 1″ westOperator
VeoliaOpen location code
9C5W9GPX+MWOpenStreetMap ID
way 699194701OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q7492681
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