Revised proposals published to build energy centre at power station site

EP Waste Management (EPWM) is consulting on revised proposals for a new Energy Centre on land at the South Humber Bank Power Station site, near Stallingborough.

Planning permission for the Energy Centre, known as South Humber Bank Energy Centre (SHBEC), was granted by North East Lincolnshire Council in April 2019.  SHBEC will make use of refused derived fuel to generate sustainable electricity.

It will directly create around 50 new permanent jobs and represent an investment of around £300m within the area. And about 300 people will be employed during the construction period.

Since planning permission was granted, EPWM has been assessing potential opportunities to improve the efficiency of SHBEC and is now proposing to increase gross electrical output up to 95 MW.

However, this would require some additional works to those covered by the planning permission. No changes are proposed to the building dimensions or the amount of fuel that would be used.

An application would need to be submitted to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to obtain consent for the revised proposals.

EPWM will be holding a number of public consultation events in the local area during the week starting 11 November 2019, at which it will be possible to find out more about the latest proposals and to speak to members of the project team.

Details of the events and further information on the revised proposals can be found at the project website: www.shbenergycentre.co.uk and include:

  • Tuesday 12th November, 12:30pm to 5:15pm. Europarc Innovation Centre, Innovation Way, Europarc, Grimsby DN37 9TT.
  • Wednesday 13th November, 1:15pm to 5:30pm. Stallingborough Village Hall, Station Road, Stallingborough, DN41 8AP.
  • Thursday 14th November, 2:30pm to 8pm. Healing Manor Hotel, Stallingborough Rd, Healing, Grimsby DN41 7QF.

The consultation will close on 13 December 2019.  EPWM intends to submit its application for the revised proposals to the Secretary of State during the first quarter of 2020.

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