Port Clarence Renewable Energy Plant

The project will provide 40mw of combined heat and power chp enabled renewable energy to the uk energy market through the combustion of waste wood and will have the capacity to consume around 300 000 tonnes of waste wood per year.

Port clarence renewable energy plant. The plant is located on land off harbour way a4241 near margam in south wales in an area designated for commercial and industrial development. It helps meet the country s renewable energy targets whilst also strengthening the country s energy security. About port clarence energy plant glennmont partners a specialist clean energy investment fund owns port clarence energy. Renewable electricity globally 745mw renewable electricity in uk 1gw peaking and flexible globally 0 5gw peaking and flexible in uk.

Once the plant becomes fully operational 30 people will be employed. Port clarence energy is a long term multi million pound investment into the teesside economy. The plant is expected to become operational during the first quarter of 2018. Construction of the plant started in 2015.

The margam green energy plant is a 40mw biomass power station which utilises waste wood that would otherwise be disposed of to landfill. The port clarence energy project will see a new biomass power generation plant built at port clarence stockton on tees providing 40mw of chp enabled renewable energy to the uk energy market. Clarke energy provides distributed power plant solutions with market leading engineering installation and maintenance support. Glennmont partners is one of europe s largest fund managers focusing exclusively on investment in clean energy infrastructure.

Port clarence is a long term investment in the teesside economy and north east region. The construction of the plant has employed up to 300 people at full capacity and every effort has been made to employ as many local people as possible. Unions claim workers at the port clarence energy plant have. The port clarence energy is situated on the banks of the river tees in north east england.

The 15 acre site which has lain empty for many years is brownfield land that is allocated for industrial use in stockton on tees borough s local plan. A renewable energy plant being built on teesside will be mothballed months before it s completed with fears for hundreds of jobs. Combined heat and power. It raises long term capital to invest in alternative power generation projects in the uk and.