Waste wood recycling firm L&S Waste Management has received planning permission to develop a 25,000 tonne-a-year capacity biomass plant at its headquarters in Hampshire.
The company, which received formal approval from Hampshire county council last month (April 7) for the project, is expected to invest 4 million into developing the treatment facility at its Pegham Lane site near Fareham. The site is situated less than one mile from the M27.
The 25,000 tonnes of waste wood fuel for the plant is expected to be sourced from L&Ss waste operations and existing network of waste transfer facilities.
It is expected that, once operational, the biomass plant will generate 2MW of renewable electricity.
Mick Balch, managing director of L&S Waste Management, said: It’s very encouraging that Hampshire county council are looking to the future and seeing the benefit to the community of sustainable, renewable energy plants.
Waste wood would be stored in a large pit on the site, which would hold approximately five days worth of fuel. This would be gradually fed through a Uniconfort Global boiler unit, or similar, which would be connected to the National Grid.
“As these is a lack of renewable energy plants in the UK, we believe this proposal will not only help to encourage a more ethical disposal of biomass from both households and businesses, but also provide a sustainable way of producing heat and electricity, said Mr Balch.
The plant will be compliant with the Waste Incineration Directive (WID) and ash generated from the plant will be transferred into aggregate.
L&S intends to start construction by the end of 2011, with the plant expected to become operational in mid-to-late 2012.
L&S Waste Management operates primarily on the South Coast of England, with waste and recycling depots in Fareham, Southampton and Portsmouth.
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