Treatment technology provider Chinook Energy is to help develop a multi million pound energy from-waste facility (EfW) in Scotland as part of a strategic partnership with waste operator Shore Energy.
The partnership, which will be formally announced later this week, will see the companies come together to develop the first site at Cambroe, North Lanarkshire, which has gained planning consent to process up to 160,000 tonnes of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF).
The plant, the first in a series of facilities planned by the joint venture, aims to divert biomass from landfill to create renewable energy, while extracting recyclable materials including ferrous and non-ferrous metals, plastics and glass.
The technology Chinook Energy will bring to the site, dubbed Chinook End-Stage Recycling, is designed to recover and upgrade metals and inert materials leftover in the RDF, with the waste converted to a synthetic gas to be cleaned and used to produce renewable electricity.
Over 25 MW of electricity will be generated by the process, enough to run the facility and power 25,000 homes. Heat will also be produced which can be used locally.
Preparation and engineering at the site has already begun, with full construction scheduled to start early next year. An estimated 60 jobs will be created at the facility in addition to the number employed for construction.
Simon Howie, managing director of Shore Energy, said: We are delighted that we have formed a strategic partnership with Chinook. Over the past two years we have conducted an extensive world-wide search for the best environmental and renewable energy technology for Scotland.
‘I am certain that with Simon and his team we will develop a highly successful business in Scotland’
Dr Rifat Chalabi, Chinook
We now have the right technology partner, and are convinced that Chinooks robust, commercially proven technology and track record of successful delivery of plants, combined with our strong management team will ensure the success of the business, and give Scotland the best available technology to treat residual waste and generate clean renewable energy.
Chinook chairman and chief executive officer Dr Rifat Chalabi added: Our model for growth is to find partners who are market leaders with strong track records of building successful businesses with professionalism and integrity.
Shore has an abundance of these qualities, and I am certain that with Simon and his team we will develop a highly successful business in Scotland.
The site at Carnbroe is an excellent place to start, being well located to provide the central belt of Scotland with an End Stage Recycling plant producing renewable energy safely, cleanly and efficiently.
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Part of the US-based Chinook Sciences Group, Chinook Energy has so far seen its End Stage Recycling deployed in 16 installations worldwide to date and has been in commercial operation for over 13 years.
Shore Energy, based in Perthshire and established in 2002, was originally founded to handle waste electrical goods produced by Scottish local authorities. In June 2013, a bid by North Lanarkshire council to block its EfW plant on the grounds the applicants had not adequately demonstrated the facility would pose no human health risk was rejected by appeal judges.
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