The £500 million eco-park, which is to be developed as a joint venture between Peel and Covanta Energy, will be located on the south bank of the Manchester Ship Canal near Ellesmere Port, and is to include an energy-from-waste plant which will generate an estimated 95MW of electricity.
Both the eco-park and facility were awarded planning permission in 2009, but they have undergone a ‘number of amendments’ since that time. The plant is expected to treat household residual waste and commercial & industrial waste from the region.
When built, Peel claims the Ince Park is expected to create up to 3,624 jobs, and provide a total economic benefit of between £78 million and £134 million to the economy each year.
Partnership
The ‘signalled partnership’ will see Peel and BWV pursue the development and construction of the waste plant.
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Construction of the eco-park is due to begin in 2016, while operations at the facility are not set to start until 2019.
‘Delighted’
Jane Gaston, development manager at Peel Environmental, said: “We are delighted to be working with BWV to take Ince Park forward. The site is already consented and with a delivery partner onboard, we are targeting having an operational facility by 2019. “Ince Park could deliver a new renewable energy source for the region, reducing the reliance on landfill and exportation of waste overseas. We are now looking to get contracts in place with local waste producers.”
Simon Allin, business development director at BWV, said: “Ince Park is in a great location to service the North West region, with the potential to provide low carbon and renewable heat and electricity to businesses in the local area. We are looking forward to working with Peel Environmental to deliver a state-of-the-art facility.”
Covanta Energy currently operates 45 EfW plants worldwide and processes in excess of 18 million tonnes of municipal waste each year. The company entered the UK in 2005, with an office at Kingswinford in the West Midlands and is building up its European operation through this team (see letsrecycle.com story).
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