Ince Biomass
Ince Biomass Power Plant is permitted to process up to 176,500 tonnes per year of waste wood producing 24.6 MWe of electricity.
The facility is located at Protos in Cheshire, and forms part of Peel Environmental’s ‘Protos’ energy hub[2] located near Ellesmere Port.
Site Details
| Operator | Envero Energy Services Ltd |
|---|---|
| Site | Ince Biomass Power Plant |
| Permit No | NP3101SV |
| Plated | 176500 |
| Status | Operational |
Plant Description
The facility utilises a single line of Outotec’s fluidised bed advanced Gasification technology, which is an Advanced Conversion Technology[4].
The O&M Contract for the facility is being carried out by Stantec[3] on behlaf of Evero[4][5].
History
The construction and initial operations of the facility were managed by CoGen, and funding was provided by Bioenergy Infrastructure Group (now Evero).
Construction commenced in 2015 and Ince Bio Power became fully operational in March 2015[1][2]
The EPC services for the project were provided by a joint venture between MWH Treatment Limited and Black & Veatch Limited.
In November 2023 it was announced that Evero were to pusue a Carbon Capture Storage project[3].
References:
- Letsrecycle Article Mar 2019
- Protos Blog Oct 2023
- Evero Press Release Nov 2023
- Permit Decision Notice 2023
- Annual Report 2024
