Once operational, the facility is to accept dry mixed municipal waste to produce refuse derived fuel (RDF) for the nearby Energy Works Hull energy recovery facility.
The site will also operate as a MRF for household, construction and industrial waste destined for recovery at other sites.
James Maiden, Geminor’s UK country manager, told letsrecycle.com: “Hull’s a good location for us as it’s where we have our local authority contract.
“It’s also a key energy port and well placed as we generate materials for suppliers for export markets.”
He added: “Hull’s a good location on the east coast, close to the container ports.”
Geminor hopes to begin construction of the facility in July this year, with work expected to be completed twelve months later.
The plant was granted planning permission by Hull city council in July 2019, on the condition that development of the plant begins within three years of the decision.
Permit
The permit states the main activities to be carried out at the site will comprise the storage and physical treatment of waste by sorting, separation, screening, shredding and baling for further recovery or disposal.
“Hull’s a good location for us”
The Environment Agency says it believes the proposed facility is unlikely to represent a significant accident risk or risk to the amenity of the local environment or human health.
Prior to the granting of the permit, an initial environmental risk assessment suggested the fugitive release of odour from the facility would require further management and mitigation methods to ensure sufficient control.
To this end, Geminor provided a separate odour management plan as part of its application, which the Environment Agency says it considers to be satisfactory.
Gasification
Geminor secured a seven-year contract with Hull city council to manage around 46,000 tonnes a year of municipal solid waste in August 2017 (see letsrecycle.com story).
The development of the Energy Works Hull to which RDF from the MRF will be supplied has seen some difficulties, with engineering firm Black & Veatch appointed in April 2019 to oversee the completion of the facility (see letsrecycle.com story).
The move came after the facility’s developers terminated the engineering, procurement and construction contract with MW High Tech Projects UK in March 2019, citing significant delays (see letsrecycle.com story).
Once operational, the energy from waste plant is expected to process 240,000 tonnes per year of RDF, using gasification to convert it to energy.
Subscribe for free