Western Wood
Western Wood Energy Plant is designed to process up to 160,000 tonnes a year of forestry wastes, wood chips, saw mill residues and waste wood to generate 14MWe.
The plant is locate near Port Talbot, South Wales, and close to the Magram biomass facility.
Site Details
| Operator | Western Bio-Energy Ltd |
|---|---|
| Site | Western Wood Energy Plant |
| Permit No | ZP3939GL |
| Plated | 131200 |
| Status | Operational |
Plant Description
The plant is based on conventional combustion via an advanced grate that processes 20 tonnes per hour of wood chips, with a steam turbine from Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding[2][3].
History
The plant commenced construction in October 2006 and was fully operational in November 2008. The plant cost £33m to construct via an EPC consortium contract between Aalborg Energie Technik (AET) and Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor (BWSC)[2].
The Western Wood facility was owned by Western Bioenergy Ltd and Good Energies(UK) LLP as the principle shareholder (with a minority interest by Western Log Group who originally developed the project). ECO2 joined the project between 2004 and 2014 for fuel logistics and administration[1].
The plant is now owned by Greensphere Capital LLP.
