MoreThanWaste.com - Wilton complex to become major hub for green energy (26/03/2007)

"UKWR is a major step forward for renewable energy in terms of using wood waste to generate electricity"

Geoff Hadfield, Maging Director, UK Wood Recycling

UK Wood Recycling has officially opened its new wood chip plant on the former ICI Wilton integrated petro-chemicals complex on Teesside. The plant was opened last Friday by Lord Truscott, Vera Baird, MP for Redcar and Cleveland, and UK Wood Recycling managing director Geoff Hadfield.

The plant has been constructed on same Wilton site as the proposed SembCorp Utilities UK Ltd wood fired power plant. A new bio-ethanol plant is also proposed for the site

The new wood chip plant will have the capacity to produce 80,000 tonnes of wood chips per year from wood wastes, which will be used as a feed to the new power plant.

Geoff Hadfield, managing director of UK Wood Recycling said:

"UKWR is a major step forward for renewable energy in terms of using wood waste to generate electricity.”

Uk Wood Recycling is related to Hadfield Wood Recycling, a Manchester based company.

SembCorps power plant

The intention to construct the wood chip burning plant was announced earlier in March and is expected to create 400 jobs during its development.

The plant is expected to be fuelled by 300,000 tonnes of wood per annum and will need to acquire this from a variety of sources including forestry, energy crops, sawmills as well as from recycled wood.

The power plant will generate 30MW of electricity which is sufficient to fuel 30,000 homes.

Wilton bio-ethanol plant

Ensus are to build their first bio-ethanol plant at the Wilton International. Construction is expected to start in 2007, with full production expected to begin in early 2009.

Job creation should be an important bonus from the project with up to 800 people employed during the construction phase and approximately 100 employed once the plant is fully operational.

The main feedstock to the bio-ethanol plant will be wheat grown locally. The supply of agricultural crops from biofuels is expected to provide significant stimulation to the rural economy and provide a new source of financial support for the farming community.

Ensus intends to become a major provider of bioethanol to the European transport
fuels industry and build a number of world-scale facilities across Europe.

Bioethanol is a renewable and environmentally friendly alternative for petrol driven vehicles and is produced using farm crops as the raw material.

Due to the carbon dioxide absorbed by the crops as they grow, use of bioethanol as a transport fuel results in a substantial net carbon saving relative to the oil-based alternatives.

The Teesside bio-ethanol plant will be designed with an annual production capacity of over 400 million litres of bioethanol.

Biofuels, such as bioethanol, form a key element of the European Union’s strategy
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and scale-back dependency on fossil fuels such as oil.

A 10% binding minimum target by all Member States for the share of biofuels in overall EU transport fuels by 2020, has been agreed by European Ministers.

A Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (“RTFO”) will be introduced in the UK from April 2008. This will set a mandatory target of 5% of transport fuels to be made up of biofuels by 2010. The Ensus plant will be capable of supplying approximately 35% of the bioethanol required to achieve the targeted 5% substitution of the UK petrol market.


	Wilton complex to become major hub for green energy (26/03/2007) "UKWR is a major step forward for renewable energy in terms of using wood waste to generate electricity" Geoff Hadfield, Maging Director, UK Wood Recycling UK Wood Recycling has officially opened its new wood chip plant on the former ICI Wilton integrated petro-chemicals complex on Teesside. The plant was opened last Friday by Lord Truscott, Vera Baird, MP for Redcar and Cleveland, and UK Wood Recycling managing director Geoff Hadfield. The plant has been constructed on same Wilton site as the proposed SembCorp Utilities UK Ltd wood fired power plant. A new bio-ethanol plant is also proposed for the site The new wood chip plant will have the capacity to produce 80,000 tonnes of wood chips per year from wood wastes, which will be used as a feed to the new power plant. Geoff Hadfield, managing director of UK Wood Recycling said: "UKWR is a major step forward for renewable energy in terms of using wood waste to generate electricity.” Uk Wood Recycling is related to Hadfield Wood Recycling, a Manchester based company. SembCorps power plant The intention to construct the wood chip burning plant was announced earlier in March and is expected to create 400 jobs during its development. The plant is expected to be fuelled by 300,000 tonnes of wood per annum and will need to acquire this from a variety of sources including forestry, energy crops, sawmills as well as from recycled wood. The power plant will generate 30MW of electricity which is sufficient to fuel 30,000 homes. Wilton bio-ethanol plant Ensus are to build their first bio-ethanol plant at the Wilton International. Construction is expected to start in 2007, with full production expected to begin in early 2009. Job creation should be an important bonus from the project with up to 800 people employed during the construction phase and approximately 100 employed once the plant is fully operational. The main feedstock to the bio-ethanol plant will be wheat grown locally. The supply of agricultural crops from biofuels is expected to provide significant stimulation to the rural economy and provide a new source of financial support for the farming community. Ensus intends to become a major provider of bioethanol to the European transport fuels industry and build a number of world-scale facilities across Europe. Bioethanol is a renewable and environmentally friendly alternative for petrol driven vehicles and is produced using farm crops as the raw material. Due to the carbon dioxide absorbed by the crops as they grow, use of bioethanol as a transport fuel results in a substantial net carbon saving relative to the oil-based alternatives. The Teesside bio-ethanol plant will be designed with an annual production capacity of over 400 million litres of bioethanol. Biofuels, such as bioethanol, form a key element of the European Union’s strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and scale-back dependency on fossil fuels such as oil. A 10% binding minimum target by all Member States for the share of biofuels in overall EU transport fuels by 2020, has been agreed by European Ministers. A Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (“RTFO”) will be introduced in the UK from April 2008. This will set a mandatory target of 5% of transport fuels to be made up of biofuels by 2010. The Ensus plant will be capable of supplying approximately 35% of the bioethanol required to achieve the targeted 5% substitution of the UK petrol market.