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[[Category:Biomass EfW Plants]] | A [[Biomass Waste EFW]] facility located in Tansterne, near Hull, which is based processing up to 150,000 tonnes per annum of [[Wood Waste]] generating 22MW of electricity to the grid<ref name="Tan">[https://solar21.ie/projects/biomass-21/ Solar 21 Biomass]</ref>. | ||
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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
A Biomass Waste EFW facility located in Tansterne near | A [[Biomass Waste EFW]] facility located in Tansterne, near Hull, which is based processing up to 150,000 tonnes per annum of [[Wood Waste]] generating 22MW of electricity to the grid<ref name="Tan" />. | ||
It was funded and developed by | It was funded and developed by [[Solar 21]] in partnership with [[Heat Recovery Solutions]] (HRS) Ltd<ref>[https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/probio-energy-wins-170000tpa-biomass-contract/ Lets Recycle]</ref>. The plant became fully operational in February 2018. The cost of the project was an estimated £35m<ref>[https://bioenergyinternational.com/heat-power/hrs-start-work-35-million-tansterne-biomass-power-plant/ Bioenergy International]</ref>. | ||
In 2016 [[Probio Energy International]] won the contract to be sole supplier of the [[Wood Waste]] to the facility<ref>[https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/probio-energy-wins-170000tpa-biomass-contract/ Lets REcycle]</ref>. | |||
==Plant== | ==Plant== | ||
The biomass power plant | The biomass power plant utilises a twin line fluidised bed [[gasification]] combustion system, heat recovery and power module technology developed by [[HRS]], a subsidiary [[HRS Energy Ltd]] which was manufactured in Hull by project partner [[CF Struthers]], the sister company to HRS Energy<ref>[https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/probio-energy-wins-170000tpa-biomass-contract/ Lets Recycle]</ref>. Each line has a maximum throughput in the order of 16 tonnes per hour<ref>[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/657559/Tansterne_biomass_plant_permit.pdf/ Environmental Permit], EA</ref>. | ||
In September 2019 the O&M contractor HRS Energy Tansterne Ltd (HRSET) went into administration. HRSET had originally held the O&M contract | In September 2019 the O&M contractor [[HRS Energy Tansterne Ltd]] (HRSET) went into administration. HRSET had originally held the long term [[O&M]] contract. The plant is now owner-operated by [[GIB-Bio Ltd]] which is a subsidiary of [[Solar 21]], the owners of the facility<ref name="Tan" />. | ||
== | The plant has been built to be '[[CHP]] ready' so that when a district heating market becomes available, the provision of heat to supply a local network will be achievable without any modification to the installed system<ref>[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/657559/Tansterne_biomass_plant_permit.pdf/ Environmental Permit], EA</ref>. | ||
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