Renewable energy plant for Tees Valley

Air Products today announced plans to build a new 49MW renewable energy plant in the Tees Valley.

The proposed scheme, to be located at the Reclamation Pond site (adjacent to the North Tees Chemical Complex) near Billingham, will generate renewable electricity for up to 50,000 homes in the North East. It is anticipated that the scheme will create up to 50 permanent jobs and 500-700 jobs during its three-year construction period.

The renewable energy plant, which requires planning consent from Stockton on Tees Borough Council and an environmental permitting consent from the Environment Agency, will use advanced gasification technology provided by AlterNRG to convert pre-processed waste to baseload, renewable power. By diverting waste from landfill the proposed plant will offer an environmentally-friendly solution for the production of renewable energy in the North East.

The plant also has the potential to generate renewable hydrogen for mobile and stationary energy applications and is being considered for a demonstration of Waste2Tricity’s fuel cell technology, potentially aiding moves in the North East to develop hydrogen technology.