Glasgow Renewable Energy and Recycling Centre
An integrated EfW facility with other treatment technologies, with the EfW based upon Gasification technology and considered an ERF based on its R1 status.
The EfW element of the facility at Glasgow has permitted capacity of 150,000 tonnes per year and is operated by Viridor. Delivery of waste is by road to a regeneration site at Polmadie in the south of the city [1].
Site Details
| Operator | Viridor |
|---|---|
| Site | Glasgow Renewable Energy and Recycling Centre |
| Size | Medium |
| Permit No | PPC/A/1110002 |
| Plated Capacity | 154 |
| Status | Operational |
Plant Description
Originally built by Interserve under an EPC contract which started in 2013 (with a 2016 completion date) with the Gasification technology delivered by Energos, the contract was terminated due to 'repeated delays', and was completed by Doosan Babcock in late summer 2019[2].
Originally estimated to cost £154m by Viridor, they reported an over run of £95m [3].
The accumulated losses by Interserve on this project and the Sinfin Lane project led to Interserve exciting the EfW market in early 2017[4].
History
The Glasgow facility was built as an integrated solution primarily to service a 25 year PPP (Design Build Finance Operate ("DBFO" model) [2] contract with Glasgow City Council signed in July 2012 to process around 350,000 tonnes per annum.
The facility diverts around 200,000 tonnes per annum from Landfill via a combination of Mechanical Biological Treatment including Anaerobic Digestion, with the RDF output sent to the ATT/Gasification facility with a capacity listed of 150,000 tonnes per annum and power output of 15MWe.
In December 2025 Equitix increased their stake in Viridor with a path to acquire 50% of the business[5].
