Part of the wider Irish-owned Beauparc group since 2018, AWM will supply 100,000 tonnes of RDF per year to the Skelton Grange energy from waste (EfW) facility, which is based near Leeds. The RDF will originate from AWM’s materials recovery facility (MRF) in Stourton, Leeds.
The Stourton MRF, opened in 2017, processes locally sourced municipal refuse for commercial reclamation.
Beauparc and Wheelabrator UK have collaborated on EfW projects before. The companies worked in partnership with energy firm SSE on the Ferrybridge Multifuel developments, of which the Skelton Grange plant is another.
Brian McCabe, chief executive of Beauparc , said: “We’re delighted to be extending our relationship with Wheelabrator UK. This deal will see AWM supplying Multifuel Energy Limited facilities with over 250,000 tonnes of RDF annually.
“The new Skelton Grange waste-to-energy facility will be situated a mile from AWM’s site in South Leeds, boosting the sustainability credentials of both businesses.”
Skelton Grange
Wheelabrator Technologies applied for an environmental permit for its EfW facility at Skelton Grange in October 2020 (see letsrecycle.com story).
The plant will process up to 410,000 tonnes per year of municipal solid waste, commercial waste, industrial waste, sewage sludge and non-infectious clinical waste. Once operational, it will generate 41MW of power annually for the National Grid, enough to power around 102,000 homes. Besides the RDF from AWM, the plant will take in general residual waste from other sources.
The site on which it is to be built formerly housed the Skelton Grange power stations, which were taken out of use in 1983 and 1994. It was considered as a site for a new stadium for Leeds United in 2001.
Wheelabrator announced on 29 May 2019 that it had secured the rights to purchase 19.5 acres of land at the site from property developer Harworth Group (see letsrecycle.com story). The company says it hopes the site will be fully operational in 2024.
Multifuel Energy
Skelton Grange is less than 15 miles from Ferrybridge 1 and Ferrybridge 2, which are part of the Multifuel Energy Limited 1 joint venture between Wheelabrator Technologies and SSE Thermal.
Ferrybridge 1 commenced commercial operations in July 2015 and Ferrybridge 2 reached full commercial operations in December 2019. Each facility processes 675,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste per year.
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