Margam Green Energy Plant
| Magram Green Enegry Plant Operational | |
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| Operator | Margam Green Energy Ltd |
| Capacity | 40 MWe |
| Feedstock | Waste Wood |
| EPR (Waste Licence) | DP3137EG |
| ROC | No |
| CfD | |
| CHP | Unkwn |
Operators Annual Report
Input Data
| Year | Wood | Litter | RDF | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 233952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233952 |
Output Data
| Year | IBA | IBA %ge of Tot IN | APC | APC %ge of Tot IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12484 | 5.34% | 2992 | 1.28% |
Summary
A Biomass Waste EFW located near Port Talbot, South Wales, generating c. 40 MW[1] based on an annual combustion rate of c.335,000 tonnes of Wood Waste per annum[2].
The plant was originally owned by Glennmont Partners, a specialist clean energy investment fund which focuses on investment in clean energy infrastructure, but was sold to Greencoat Capital in April 2022, a company 75% owned by Schroders[3]. Originally the Margam project was a joint venture between Cardiff based energy development company, Eco2 Ltd and a local company, Western Logs Group. Eco2 Ltd now has responsibility for the plants overall operations and fuel management supply[1]. The project was one of the final of its type to be supported under the Renewables Obligation [4].
The plant became operational in 2019 at a cost of c.£160m[1].
The Margam plant takes Wood Waste that is supplied by Stobart Biomass on a long term contract. The Wood Waste is sourced and supplied by Stobart Biomass from across the country at a rate of approximately 6,000 tonnes per week/355,000 tonnes per year[1]. The plant is also capable of processing contaminated wood and fuel containing metals with no pre-treatment required. The facility is also able to take municipal waste as a fuel source in the future if required[2].
Plant
The main EPC contractor was the consortium of Babcock Wilcox VØlund a/s (BWV) and Interserve Construction Ltd. VØlund is part of the Babcock & Wilcox Group, and provided the process equipment whilst Interserve (Wales) undertook the civil engineering and building. BWV have the responsibility for the plant’s operations and maintenance[1] for the next 15 years[2].
The plant features the patented advanced DynaGrate® technology which can handle a wide range of waste and is based on the Bruun & Sørensen technology.[2].
Tonnage Input/Fuel
The tonnage received by the plant in the most recent Annual Sustainability Report for 2018-19[5] was reported by Ofgem as follows:
| Biomass | Tonnage (2018-19) |
|---|---|
| Wood Waste | 52,689 |
| Other | 0 |
| Total | 52,689 |
The Wood Waste is received from a variety of sources. 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 not currently available.