Whites Renewable Energy is preparing to submit a planning application for permission to transform an area of the former Tate & Lyle Citric Acid Plant in Selby and create one of the UK’s leading renewable energy plants. The project, named Selby Renewable Energy Park, plans to use the latest anaerobic digestion technology to generate clean, renewable energy from organic material.
The £20 million project will create 120 new jobs for the town, 40 directly and an additional 80 jobs indirectly. The project will also generate enough clean, renewable energy to power 10,800 homes for a year (or the whole of Selby). The plant, which will occupy eight acres of the former Tate & Lyle Citric Acid Plant in the south of the town, will also provide a potential low cost heat source for use by local businesses. An anaerobic digester already exists on the site which is currently being updated and the proposal is to build two new anaerobic digesters. All the clean renewable electricity generated would be sent via the site’s existing power connection to the National Grid.
Whites Renewable Energy are currently consulting with the local community to take into consideration their views on the proposed redevelopment of the site. The initial response from community representatives has been very positive. The proposal has already won the support of the government backed WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Program) and Future Energy Yorkshire, which is the organisation set up to help promote renewable energy projects in Yorkshire and Humber.
Jo Adlard, Project Manager with Future Energy Yorkshire, part of Yorkshire Forward comments:
“The Yorkshire and Humber region has an important role to play in helping the UK to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. The proposed Selby Renewable Energy Park will contribute to our regional emissions reduction targets by generating renewable energy for export to the Grid, while diverting large quantities of waste from landfill.”
For further information contact:
Rachel Goddard
Tel: 01757 289696
www.intandem-marketing.co.uk