The Port Clarence Renewable Energy Plant will have capacity to treat an estimated 325,000 tonnes of waste wood per year. Danish energy-from-waste specialist Babcock & Wilcox Vølund will operate the plant, with building work being carried out by Lagan Construction Group in partnership with Eco2. The developer is Glennmont Partners.
Set to enter commercial operation in 2018, the plant is designed to generate around 40MW of power, the equivalent of powering around 75,000 homes.
Engineers from WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff’s Middlesbrough office are providing project management, programme and design review and supervising the construction of the biomass plant from start to completion.
The Port Clarence energy project will predominantly use waste from wood chips. The remaining fuel will be waste sourced from construction, demolition and civic amenities sites as well as packaging.
Phil Morland, energy project manager at WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff, said: “This low carbon development is important as an addition to the northeast economy and for helping the UK achieve its 2020 renewable energy targets. We are working collaboratively with key stakeholders to ensure that the project meets and exceeds our client’s expectations.”
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