The Drax biomass power plant, located in Great Britain, powered exclusively from wood, generated approximately 48 gigawatt hours in 2018. This was enough to supply 3.4 million people in the United Kingdom with energy. Five out of six of the largest biomass power plants globally are located in Europe.
Leading biomass power plants based on generation worldwide as of 2018 (in megawatt hours)*
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Leading biomass power plants based on generation worldwide as of 2018 (in megawatt hours)* [Graph], Visual Capitalist, August 27, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054174/energy-generation-biomass-power-facilities-worldwide/