The government has granted planning consent to the North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park (NLGEP).
NGELP is set to be an energy from waste recovery facility, processing up to 760,000 tonnes of refuse derived fuel each year, with a generating capacity of up to 95MW, a carbon capture usage and storage facility that can capture up to 54,387 tonnes of CO2 each year and a 10MW electrolyser system that producers hydrogen using water from the waste condensate that is collected from the CO2 capture.
The developers are eyeing up a potential hydrogen refuelling station at the site, as well as supplying hydrogen for industrial processes or gas grid blending. Ash produced by the energy recovery process will be used on site to make concrete blocks, which can then be used in the construction industry, while it could also see heat and energy produced by the energy recovery process could be supplied to local homes and businesses.
Attentions now turn to advancing discussions with engineering and construction contractors, finalising funding partners and formalising the waste contracts that will see the project come to life, according to Colin Hammond of NLGEP.
