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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
A [[Biomass EfW]] facility, Welland Bio Power is based on processing up to 72,000 tonnes per annum of [[Wood Waste]] producing 10.6 MWe gross power to be exported to the national grid after the facility’s own energy requirements are met<ref name="ref1" >CoGen, 2018. [https://www.cogenuk.com/projects Projects — Cogen. Online. CoGen. [Accessed 3 April 2020].</ref>. | A [[Biomass EfW]] facility, Welland Bio Power is based on processing up to 72,000 tonnes per annum of [[Wood Waste]] producing 10.6 MWe gross power to be exported to the national grid after the facility’s own energy requirements are met<ref name="ref1" >CoGen, 2018. [https://www.cogenuk.com/projects Projects — Cogen. Online. CoGen. [Accessed 3 April 2020]].</ref>. | ||
The facility is located near Theddingworth in Northamptonshire. The [[Wood Waste]] feedstock is sourced locally through a contract with [[Welland Waste Management]]’s adjacent waste timber processing facility<ref name="ref1"/>. | The facility is located near Theddingworth in Northamptonshire. The [[Wood Waste]] feedstock is sourced locally through a contract with [[Welland Waste Management]]’s adjacent waste timber processing facility<ref name="ref1"/>. | ||
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==Plant== | ==Plant== | ||
The facility utilises [[Nexterra]]’s fixed-bed updraft [[Gasification|gasification]] system technology, which is an [[Advanced Conversion Technology]]. [[MWH Treatment]] provided [[EPC]] services for the project<ref name="ref2" >Nexterra, 2015. [http://www.nexterra.ca/files/pdf/20150409-NexterraWelland.pdf Nexterra Consortium Reaches Financial Close On Biomass Gasification Plant In Northamptonshire, UK. Online. Nexterra.ca. [Accessed 3 April 2020]. | The facility utilises [[Nexterra]]’s fixed-bed updraft [[Gasification|gasification]] system technology, which is an [[Advanced Conversion Technology]]. [[MWH Treatment]] provided [[EPC]] services for the project<ref name="ref2" >Nexterra, 2015. [http://www.nexterra.ca/files/pdf/20150409-NexterraWelland.pdf Nexterra Consortium Reaches Financial Close On Biomass Gasification Plant In Northamptonshire, UK. Online. Nexterra.ca. [Accessed 3 April 2020]].</ref>. | ||
The facility cost £51.6 million to develop and was financed by [[Balfour Beatty Investments]], NOY Nexterra Holdings Limited Partnership (a partnership between [[NOY Infrastructure Fund]] and [[Nexterra]]) and [[Equitix MA Infrastructure Fund]]<ref name="ref2" />. | The facility cost £51.6 million to develop and was financed by [[Balfour Beatty Investments]], NOY Nexterra Holdings Limited Partnership (a partnership between [[NOY Infrastructure Fund]] and [[Nexterra]]) and [[Equitix MA Infrastructure Fund]]<ref name="ref2" />. | ||