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==Summary==

A [[Biomass Waste EFW]] facility based upon the co-firing of ~~[[Wood Waste]],~~ virgin wood, forestry processing rejects ~~and energy crops to generate 30MWe and 10MWth~~ of ~~energy for use in the grid and the adjacent~~ [[~~Sembcorp~~]] ~~site, as an ancillary operation~~ to ~~their 197MW Wilton Power Station~~<ref>[https://www.~~power-technology~~.com/projects/wood-~~burning~~/ ~~Power Technology~~ Website]</ref>. The ~~plant consumes up to 300,000 tonnes per year of material, of which around 80,000 tonnes is~~ [[~~Wood Waste~~]] ~~supplied by [[UK Waste Wood Recycling]], a subsidiary of [[Enva]], from a nearby separate site~~.

A [[Biomass Waste EFW]] facility based upon the co-firing of virgin wood and forestry processing rejects, with only small amounts of clean [[Wood Waste]] to generate 14MWe<ref>[https://www.eco2uk.com/projects/biomass/western-wood-energy-plant/ ECO2 Website: Western wood Plant]</ref>. The [[Forestry Commission]] is the largest fuel supplier to the plant.

The ~~Wilton 10~~ facility ~~was developed~~ by [[~~Sembcorp Energy~~ UK]] ~~and was operational in~~ the ~~autumn of 2007 and at~~ the ~~time was the first large scale biomass power station to be built~~. ~~It is located in Teeside on the Wilton International Industrial Estate and is discrete from~~ [[~~Wilton 11 EfW|Wilton 11~~]] ~~which~~ is a [[~~Residual Waste EFW~~]] ~~project~~.

The Western Wood facility is owned by [[Western Bioenergy Ltd]] and [[Good Energies(UK) LLP]] is 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 - the plant is now owned and operated by [[Greensphere Capital LLP]].

==Plant==

~~Built under~~ an [[EPC]] contract ~~with~~ [[~~Foster wheeler~~]] ~~for a reported $55m~~ (~~excluding the turbine~~ and ~~power island supplied by~~ [[~~Siemens~~]])~~, the standard combustion technology~~ is based on a ~~fluidised bed system~~.

The plant commenced construction in October 2006 and as 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). It is based on coventional combustion via an advanced grate that processes 20 tonnes per hour of wood chips, with a steam turbine from [[Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding]]<ref>[https://www.renewable-technology.com/projects/western-wood-energy-biomass-wales/ Renewable Technology Website]</ref>.

==Tonnage Input/Fuel==

The tonnage received by the plant is a mixture of [[Biomass]] and in the most recent [[Annual Sustainability Report]] for 2018-19<ref>[https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/biomass-sustainability-dataset-2018-19 Biomass Sustainability Dataset 2018-19]</ref> [[Ofgem]] reported the following fuel received ([[Wood Waste]] representing 32% of input):

The tonnage received by the plant is a mixture of [[Biomass]] and in the most recent [[Annual Sustainability Report]] for 2018-19<ref>[https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/biomass-sustainability-dataset-2018-19 Biomass Sustainability Dataset 2018-19]</ref> [[Ofgem]] reported the following fuel received ([[Wood Waste]] representing 7% of input):

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Biomass !! Tonnage (2018-19)

|-

| [[Wood Waste]] || '''79,~~994~~'''

| [[Wood Waste]] || '''9,744'''

|-

| ~~Sawmill Residues~~ || 56,~~026~~

| Virgin Wood || 104,038

|-

| ~~Arboriculture and Forestry Residues~~ || 91,~~335~~

| Virgin Wood Chips|| 17,971

|-

| ~~Virgin Wood (logs)~~|| 29,~~954~~

| Brash|| 4,216

|-

| Total||~~250~~,~~309~~

| Total||135,969

|}

The [[Wood Waste~~]] is exclusively supplied by [[UK Waste Wood Recycling]] which sources much of the [[Wood Waste]] from [[Waste Disposal Authorities]]. The [[Waste Wood~~]] tonnage received cannot be directly compared with the stated historical tonnage received and recorded in the [[EA]] statistics as these are recorded on a calendar year basis (i.e. January 2018 to December 2018) and were ~~'''60,898''' tonnes~~.

The [[Wood Waste]] tonnage received cannot be directly compared with the stated historical tonnage received and recorded in the [[NRW]] statistics as these are recorded on a calendar year basis (i.e. January 2018 to December 2018) and were not available for the period.

==References==

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 ==Summary==
-A [[Biomass Waste EFW]] facility based upon the co-firing of [[Wood Waste]], virgin wood, forestry processing rejects and energy crops to generate 30MWe and 10MWth of energy for use in the grid and the adjacent [[Sembcorp]] site, as an ancillary operation to their 197MW Wilton Power Station<ref>[https://www.power-technology.com/projects/wood-burning/ Power Technology Website]</ref>. The plant consumes up to 300,000 tonnes per year of material, of which around 80,000 tonnes is [[Wood Waste]] supplied by [[UK Waste Wood Recycling]], a subsidiary of [[Enva]], from a nearby separate site.
+A [[Biomass Waste EFW]] facility based upon the co-firing of virgin wood and forestry processing rejects, with only small amounts of clean [[Wood Waste]] to generate 14MWe<ref>[https://www.eco2uk.com/projects/biomass/western-wood-energy-plant/ ECO2 Website: Western wood Plant]</ref>. The [[Forestry Commission]] is the largest fuel supplier to the plant.
-The Wilton 10 facility was developed by [[Sembcorp Energy UK]] and was operational in the autumn of 2007 and at the time was the first large scale biomass power station to be built.  It is located in Teeside on the Wilton International Industrial Estate and is discrete from [[Wilton 11 EfW|Wilton 11]] which is a [[Residual Waste EFW]] project.
+The Western Wood facility is owned by [[Western Bioenergy Ltd]] and [[Good Energies(UK) LLP]] is 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 - the plant is now owned and operated by [[Greensphere Capital LLP]].
 ==Plant==
-Built under an [[EPC]] contract with [[Foster wheeler]] for a reported $55m (excluding the turbine and power island supplied by [[Siemens]]), the standard combustion technology is based on a fluidised bed system.
+The plant commenced construction in October 2006 and as 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). It is based on coventional combustion via an advanced grate that processes 20 tonnes per hour of wood chips, with a steam turbine from [[Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding]]<ref>[https://www.renewable-technology.com/projects/western-wood-energy-biomass-wales/ Renewable Technology Website]</ref>.
 ==Tonnage Input/Fuel==
-The tonnage received by the plant is a mixture of [[Biomass]] and in the most recent [[Annual Sustainability Report]] for 2018-19<ref>[https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/biomass-sustainability-dataset-2018-19 Biomass Sustainability Dataset 2018-19]</ref> [[Ofgem]] reported the following fuel received ([[Wood Waste]] representing 32% of input):
+The tonnage received by the plant is a mixture of [[Biomass]] and in the most recent [[Annual Sustainability Report]] for 2018-19<ref>[https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/biomass-sustainability-dataset-2018-19 Biomass Sustainability Dataset 2018-19]</ref> [[Ofgem]] reported the following fuel received ([[Wood Waste]] representing 7% of input):
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
 ! Biomass !! Tonnage (2018-19)
 |-
-| [[Wood Waste]] || '''79,994'''
+| [[Wood Waste]] || '''9,744'''
 |-
-| Sawmill Residues || 56,026
+| Virgin Wood || 104,038
 |-
-| Arboriculture and Forestry Residues || 91,335
+| Virgin Wood Chips|| 17,971
 |-
-| Virgin Wood (logs)|| 29,954
+| Brash|| 4,216
 |-
-| Total||250,309
+| Total||135,969
 |}
-The [[Wood Waste]] is exclusively supplied by [[UK Waste Wood Recycling]] which sources much of the [[Wood Waste]] from [[Waste Disposal Authorities]]. The [[Waste Wood]] tonnage received cannot be directly compared with the stated historical tonnage received and recorded in the [[EA]] statistics as these are recorded on a calendar year basis (i.e. January 2018 to December 2018) and were '''60,898''' tonnes.
+The [[Wood Waste]] tonnage received cannot be directly compared with the stated historical tonnage received and recorded in the [[NRW]] statistics as these are recorded on a calendar year basis (i.e. January 2018 to December 2018) and were not available for the period.
 ==References==
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