The facility is proposed for the Grundon-owned ‘Ford Circular Technology Park’ which is based in Ford, 10 miles west of Worthing.
Grundon received planning permission in 2014 for a Technology Park which included a proposal for an EfW facility to “manage up to 200,000 tonnes of waste per annum”, along with a 60,000 tonne per year capacity MRF, which is operated by Viridor (see letsrecycle.com story).
Technologies
Grundon and Viridor now want to revise the planning application, “updating it to reflect new technologies and design, while incorporating learning from Lakeside EfW”, an existing joint venture at Colnbrook, near Slough.
This would enable the facility to process 275,00 tonnes per year, powering 68,000 homes and generating 68MW of energy.
West Sussex is currently without a major local disposal facility for residual waste. In December 2017 Britaniacrest and Seneca won a five year RDF export contract to take large volumes of waste under a county council contract (see letsrecycle.com story).
Best in-class
Philip Atkinson, estates director at Grundon and director of Ford Energy from Waste Limited – a joint venture set up by the two companies – said: “[The plant] gives us an opportunity to create a best-in-class integrated waste management solution all housed on a single site. The facilities we’re proposing will not only help us better manage the resources we can’t otherwise recycle or reuse, but they will also help us close a local waste treatment gap here in West Sussex.
“The proposed location is ideal as it’s currently an operational waste site and is centrally located to where the waste is generated. The site has a long association with the waste industry too – including operations run by both Grundon and Viridor. Our experience in developing similar facilities, such as our Lakeside EfW at Colnbrook, also means we understand how to build and operate high-quality waste facilities while being a good neighbour to the communities in which we operate.
“We encourage people take part in our forthcoming consultation via our website or by coming along to our public exhibition on Wednesday 25 March at Yapton and Ford Village Hall.”
Heat
In a joint statement this morning, Ford Energy from Waste Ltd said the plant would also generate 28MW (net) of energy, as well as creating the opportunity for some of the heat generated by the process to be used by local homes and businesses.
The facility would also “provide a boost to the local economy” through the creation of more than 56 new jobs both during construction and throughout the life of the facility.
More information about the proposals for Ford ERF is available here and at the forthcoming public exhibition, which will be held on 25 March between 1pm and 7pm at Yapton and Ford Village Hall.
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