Switzerland-headed waste-to-energy technology provider Hitachi Zosen Inova AG (HZI) has announced that it has been awarded the contract to build a new Energy-from-Waste (EfW) plant south of Leeds city in West Yorkshire. The client is enfinium Skelton Grange Ltd, formerly Wheelabrator UK (WTI) and Multifuel Energy Ltd (MEL).
From 2025, around 410 000 tonnes per annum of non-recyclable municipal and commercial waste from Yorkshire and neighbouring regions will be processed at the 49 MWe (gross) EfW plant.
The UK’s drive for sustainable waste management includes clear recycling targets as well as ensuring that non-recyclable waste does not end up in landfills, but is also recycled in such a way that energy and valuable materials are recovered in the process and produced at a lower overall carbon footprint. Modern EfW plants like the one being built at Skelton Grange make a significant contribution to this, said Fabio Dinale, VP Business Development at HZI.
Proprietary state-of-the-art technologies
The new infrastructure project will be built on the site of the former Skelton Grange Electricity Works, which were decommissioned in 1983 and 1994 respectively. The new plant will have two incineration lines, which will be equipped with HZI’s own EfW technology.
In addition to the HZI moving grate, it will also include “XeroSorp”, the dry flue gas cleaning process, also from HZI. The multi-stage flue gas cleaning system is state-of-the-art, meets the strict requirements of the applicable emission directives, and fully satisfies the high demands placed on a modern EfW system.
Familiar market, familiar partner
With the signing of the contract on July 7 2021, HZI will begin work during the month on what is now its 14th project in the UK. Fabio Dinale underlines the relevance of the latest project for HZI. Full commissioning of the plant is planned for 2025.
The UK remains an important market for HZI and we are proud to build this project for enfinium Skelton Grange Ltd and support them in bringing UK waste management a step forward again, Fabio Dinale said.
HZI and enfinium have a long track record of working together, having most recently successfully delivered Ferrybridge 1 and Ferrybridge 2, two of the most efficient and reliable waste-to-energy facilities in the U.K.
We look forward to partnering with HZI to deliver this critical waste infrastructure facility which will continue to deliver on our mission of powering green communities and the circular economy. The lessons learned and synergies with Ferrybridge 1 and 2 have put us in a very strong position to optimize Skelton Grange and will ensure we successfully deliver a highly reliable and efficient facility on time and on budget, said Julia Watsford, CEO at enfinium.
