Teesside’s energy-from-waste industry could be set to expand even further following proposals for a new facility in the area.
Waste management firm Sita UK has teamed up with services supplier Sembcorp UK to design a £200 million waste-to-energy plant in Middlesbrough. The site would process 400,000 tonnes of annual waste into 35MW of electricity.
The energy-from-waste sector is currently thriving in the region, as Sembcorp already has a biomass facility located there which uses waste wood from the nearby UK Wood Recycling company.
Andy Stokes, head of infrastructure developments at SITA UK, said: “Teesside has led the way with energy-from-waste facilities at Billingham, which already deal with almost all of Teesside’s residual waste.
“We wish to build on our established expertise together with the excellent local workforce and infrastructure.”
Construction could begin in 2012 following a public consultation and the site could become operational in 2015.
Typical Guttridge equipment used in the energy-from-waste industry includes; feeders – metering screw feeders – weighing systems
