Watch: Latest drone footage at a Walsall clean energy development near Bloxwich
Cranes are towering over the huge Encyclis clean energy development in Walsall continues to take shape.
When complete the new Encyclis plant, will use combustion technology to convert around 480,000 tonnes of waste annually into enough electricity to power up to 90,000 homes in the region and to National Grid. The enterprise wholly owned by Encyclis will have the capacity to generate a baseload of 44MW(megawatts).
Construction of the waste bunker is being followed by the main process buildings including the boiler hall as the concrete and structural steelworks are put in place. Up coming work will include the start of mechanical and electrical installation when the key components of the energy-from-waste process will be fitted. The company said the plant will strengthen its core plant facilities in the Midlands region.
In June, growing Encyclis acquired remaining shares in Newhurst Energy Recovery Facility, in Leicestershire, and Protos Energy Recovery Facility, in Cheshire, from waste firm Biffa.
