Plans for 10 MW Waste to Energy Plant in Lancashire

20 June 2011 A joint venture between Reform Energy plc and Wyre Waste Recycling Ltd has submitted plans for a £40 million waste to energy facility in Fleetwood, Lancashire. The planned facility will incorporate high efficiency bubbling fluid bed combustion technology with a steam generator and turbine. Reform Energy also claims that it will incorporate advanced filter systems to virtually eliminate emissions. According to the partners, the combined heat and power (CHP) technology has been developed and used extensively in Europe to recover the energy from material generated during the waste recycling process. The Fleetwood plant will generate up to 10 MW of electricity and utilise up to 80,000 tonnes of recovered waste material. In addition to electricity, Reform Energy says that facility will be capable of supplying substantial heat to local commercial or industrial operations as a further source of 'green energy'. Locating the plant alongside a recycling operation will reduce the traffic required to transport waste material. The partners say that it will also substantially reduce the waste going to landfill, which will instead be used to recover energy that would otherwise be lost. The plans include a Visitor Centre and Learning Zone, allowing the public and local schools to learn about the process that recovers energy from waste, and how it fits with local and national policies on energy, waste and the environment. A spokesman for Reform Energy explains: "The energy recovery plants are designed to efficiently use recycled waste material from commercial sources, and each one is tailored to its specific location. Sophisticated technology and management of the site by our expert team will mean little or no local impact but enormous benefits in terms of green energy and new employment. "The UK is currently struggling with two key issues; too much waste going to landfill, and not enough energy resources. Reform Energy has developed a single solution that will have a significant impact on both problems," he added. The plant and commercial waste recycling operation will create up to 50 new jobs when it is fully operational in 2013. It is the first of a number of energy recovery projects planned by Reform Energy plc across the North West. Sign up for Waste Management World's Free E-Mail Newsletters