Proposals to build a new renewable energy plant on Teesside have been lodged with Stockton Borough Council.
Port Clarence Energy Ltd, a new company formed for this project, is seeking permission to build and operate the 45MW biomass plant, which will be powered by burning waste wood, plant on land to the north of the River Tees.
The company was created through a partnership between Eco2 Limited and Temporis Capital LLP, which specialise in the building and operating of renewable energy projects.
The proposed development will be based around three main buildings comprising the turbine hall and boiler house, a fuel reception area and a fuel storage barn, and will be built on industrial land at Clarence Works on the north bank of the River Tees, close to the well-known Transporter Bridge.
The planning application describes how the plan would burn approximately 325,00 tonnes of waste wood per annum, with the fuel mainly sourced from areas to the south of the site and drawn from a variety of sources including construction and demolition sites, civic amenity sites and packaging.
Andrew Toft, director of projects at Eco2 Limited, said: “This is an exciting time for Teesside to increase its contribution to the production of renewable energy and we are delighted to be able to progress the long-held ambition to bring this technology to Port Clarence.”
It is anticipated that the total capital cost of the plant will be around £160 million, with around £40 million being spent on locally sourced good and services.