Kent Renewable Energy Plant
A Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Kent Renewable Energy Plant (also known as Sandwich Biomass Plant) is based on consuming up to 244,000 tonnes per annum of wood waste and other wood-based biomass as a feedstock to produce 27 MWe of power.
The site is based at Discovery Park, near Sandwich in Kent.
Site Details
| Operator | BWSC |
|---|---|
| Site | Kent Renewable Energy Plant |
| Permit No | LP3034RD |
| Plated | 244000 |
| Status | Operational |
Plant Description
This facility is operated by Burmeister Wain Scandinavian Contractor (BWSC), who also provided turnkey EPC services for the project[2][4]
History
Kent Renewable Energy Plant became operational in September 2018 after beginning a 25 month construction period in the summer of 2016[1].
Kent Renewable Energy Plant received an investment of approximately £150m of equity from its majority-owner Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) in order to develop the facility[3].
The fuel is sourced locally by Euroforest Ltd, a provider of harvesting and marketing services to the UK forestry industry, who supplies low grade wood for the facility from woodland management practices in the south east of the UK[2].
