New contractor appointed to complete £200m Energy Works scheme
A new engineering firm has been appointed to oversee the final stages of commissioning of the £200m Energy Works project in Hull.
This announcement follows on from the termination of MW High Tech Projects UK’s engineering, procurement and construction contract last month.
Engineering firm Black & Veatch has now been called in as Principal Contractor to complete the work at Energy Works Hull (EWH), which one of the largest renewable energy facilities of its kind in the UK.
EWH, a combined heat and power enabled gasification plant, will generate around 24MW of electricity – enough to power over 40,000 homes – and will have the capacity to divert up to 240,000 tonnes each year of household and industrial waste from landfill.
The plant will also reduce carbon emissions by about 30,000 tonnes.
The decision to appoint Black & Veatch follows was made by shareholders of EWH, including Bioenergy Infrastructure Group (BIG).
BIG recently announced that Ince Bio Power, its facility near Ellesmere Port in Cheshire that uses the same technology as EWH, is fully operational. Ince Bio Power is currently the largest advanced thermal treatment (ATT) facility in the UK but will be overtaken by EWH once the Hull plant is fully operational.
ATT, a form of gasification, is a clean alternative to incineration that turns waste into a combustible gas by heating it in a low oxygen environment.
Hamish McPherson, CEO of BIG, said: “Black & Veatch has demonstrated both technical capability and organisational commitment to the renewable energy industry, including as a lead contractor at our Ince Bio Power project in Cheshire, and we are delighted to have brought them on board in Hull.
“This represents very good news not only for this facility but for the city of Hull. We have regenerated a brownfield site, will be enabling other local businesses to reduce their carbon footprint, and will be providing clean energy to the local grid.”
Peter Hughes, director of business development – Europe, at Black & Veatch, added: “Black & Veatch are pleased to be supporting Bioenergy Infrastructure Group to oversee the final stages of commissioning of the Energy Works Hull (EWH) project.”
