Opportunities in Resource Management Industries in Tees Valley

Opportunities in Resource
Management Industries
in Tees Valley

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To use this interactive 02 Towards Zero-Waste 10 major north sea Port 21 Low Grade
pdf simply click on the 03 resource Heat to energy
12 Workforce of engineers
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04 overview of
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navigation arrows below. 20 Wood to energy 25 Weee recycling
06 centres of excellence
and asset recovery

26 ship and structure 28 choice of sites 32 Help for your
recycling and Premises next move
27 effluent and 29 Local support
Waste Treatment
30 Tees Valley
Lifestyle

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Towards a Zero-Waste economy
CONTeNTS Government’s review of Waste strategy published in June 2011 restated
02 Towards a Zero-Waste economy
03 Tees Valley’s resource
Government’s commitment to move towards a “zero waste” economy, recognising
management advantages waste as a source of renewable energy and gave commitments to encourage and
04 overview of Tees Valley
support both energy from waste and anerobic digestion projects.
10 major north sea Port
and Logisitics Hub the strategy states “energy from waste ensure this opportunity can be realised A key element of the zero-waste economy Global energy players like Air Products,
12 Workforce of engineers continues to be a rapidly developing either indirectly through facilitating is the role of new ‘waste to energy’ sitA and sembcorp have all recently
area, the need to reduce waste going into the development of infrastructure and projects that recycle resources into new announced major investments in
15 municipal Waste landfill and develop renewable energy continued growth in the market for sources of heat and power. the north east tees Valley which, combined with the
17 Food Waste to energy sources as well as innovation in the outputs, eg heat and solid recovered of england and tees Valley in particular area’s proven research capability in
20 Waste Wood to energy sector provide a significant opportunity fuel; or directly by avoiding unintended is becoming a national hub for ‘waste anaerobic digestion, biotechnology and
for growth. the government’s role is to regulatory burdens.” to energy’, with a string of multi-million bioremediation, reinforces the tees Valley
21 Low Grade Heat to energy
pound projects underway and world-class credentials as a leading low and zero-
22 Gasification and Pyrolysis research, innovation and facilities. waste hotspot .
24 Waste to Bioethanol tees Valley has expertise and potential This guide aims to provide an overview
25 Weee recycling and across all elements of the emerging of the projects and opportunities for
asset recovery low carbon economy from anaerobic the recycling, waste management and
26 ship and structure recycling digestion (AD), heat waste and new energy industries in Tees Valley,
gasification to bioethanol, Weee and the making it the perfect location to base
27 effluent and Waste Treatment
decommissioning of large structures. your business.
28 choice of sites and Premises
29 Local support
30 Tees Valley Lifestyle
32 Help for your next move

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Tees Valley’s Resource
CONTeNTS
Management advantages
management advantages There are substantial business opportunities for Tees Valley to become a leader
in the development of technology and the creation of new businesses based
10 major north sea Port on recycling, waste management and the generation of new energy sources.
and Logisitics Hub
tees Valley is home to many of the major A host of cutting-edge research facilities are large companies investing in new bio
players that are active in creating a resource in place around the tees Valley area, which and waste based technologies
15 municipal Waste management industry and independent are supporting the new processes and
sMes developing new technology and
17 Food Waste to energy reports have indicated that tees Valley has practices around industrial biotechnology
investing in production plant
20 Waste Wood to energy all the ingredients required to meet the and the high temperature technologies
needs of this new sector. required by the ‘waste to energy’ industry. engineering consulting businesses that
21 Low Grade Heat to energy these assets include the Centre for Process design and build facilities here and
there are opportunities to develop and
22 Gasification and Pyrolysis innovation’s sustainable Processing abroad
support existing chemical producers
24 Waste to Bioethanol business unit which operates the national
in the area as they migrate to a hybrid internationally significant innovation
industrial Biotechnology Facility; Anaerobic
25 Weee recycling and industry that uses a combination of fossil, facilities for new waste-related processes
Digestion Development Centre; and the
asset recovery bio and waste-based raw materials.
High temperature innovation Centre. strong university research base.
this transformation brings with it the
26 ship and structure recycling
opportunity to develop a new energy the region has a strong position in all First class infrastructure to allow for the
27 effluent and Waste Treatment infrastructure to support the indigenous phases of the supply chain through easy movement of product
28 choice of sites and Premises chemical sector. tees Valley has a clear invention, innovation, development,
critical mass, hosting the second largest engineering and operations. Key assets these factors are supported by an
29 Local support extremely strong and well-established
petrochemical complex in europe and include:
30 Tees Valley Lifestyle major players such as sABiC, ineos, skills and training base, that together
32 Help for your next move established process industry businesses make the tees Valley a key location for
Huntsman and lotte Chemicals.
that are continuously improving their all aspects of the development of a
operations lower carbon economy and the creation
of new opportunities around resource
management.

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Overview of Tees Valley
CONTeNTS Tees Valley is located in north east england, ideally
positioned between manchester, Leeds and newcastle.
management advantages It includes the towns of Darlington, Hartlepool,
middlesbrough, redcar and stockton, but has a Edinburgh
10 major north sea Port wider sphere of influence extending to the entire Glasgow
and Logisitics Hub north east and yorkshire.
12 Workforce of engineers Newcastle
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municipal Waste
Food Waste to energy
Tees Valley
20 Waste Wood to energy
21 Low Grade Heat to energy Leeds
22 Gasification and Pyrolysis
24 Waste to Bioethanol Liverpool
Hartlepool Manchester
25 Weee recycling and
asset recovery
26 ship and structure recycling Billingham Birmingham
27 effluent and Waste Treatment Redcar
Stockton-on-Tees Middlesbrough
29 Local support
Darlington
Thornaby- Guisborough Cardiff
on-Tees
Bristol London
Eaglescliffe
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Overview of Tees Valley
CONTeNTS the population of the sub-region has
02 Towards a Zero-Waste economy been increasing steadily in recent years Population within 30 minutes and one hour drive time of Tees Valley - 2010
and in mid-2010 reached over 660,000,
making up about one quarter of that of total population Working population total population Working population
management advantages
the north east region. the catchment within 30 mins within 30 mins within 1 hour within 1 hour
04 overview of Tees Valley area population of the sub-region,
06 centres of excellence however, is significantly higher, with Darlington 854,000 524,100 2,745,000 1,700,200
10 major north sea Port up to one million people within thirty
and Logisitics Hub minutes drive time from its main centres Hartlepool 1,076,200 668,300 2,619,700 1,625,000
and 2.7 million within an hours drive.
the local road network is excellent and Middlesbrough 906,300 553,500 2,766,100 1,718,600
15 municipal Waste
uncongested with the fastest flowing
17 Food Waste to energy stockton 1,009,400 615,700 2,776,100 1,718,600
traffic in the country, something which
20 Waste Wood to energy enables average commuting times
21 Low Grade Heat to energy of just 22 minutes. Redcar 588,200 361,700 1,633,100 1,007,000
22 Gasification and Pyrolysis Darlington’s railway station is part of source: tVu, 2010
24 Waste to Bioethanol the main east coast rail network and
provides rapid connections southwards
25 Weee recycling and to london and northwards to Glasgow
asset recovery and edinburgh in a little over two hours.
26 ship and structure recycling
Durham tees Valley Airport offers flights
27 effluent and Waste Treatment to a wide variety of major destinations Tees Valley
28 choice of sites and Premises across the uK and europe including
29 Local support Amsterdam and Aberdeen. has the
30 Tees Valley Lifestyle fastest-flowing
32 Help for your next move urban traffic
speeds in the UK

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Centres of excellence
CONTeNTS Tees Valley is an emerging hub of expertise for research and development into
renewable energy with the area’s education providers and industry research
management advantages establishments working together to support the development of new skills and
04 overview of Tees Valley technologies for the sector.
and Logisitics Hub CaSe STUDY
The Centre for Process Innovation
15 municipal Waste
17 Food Waste to energy
20 Waste Wood to energy the Centre for Process innovation region and the uK as a whole. CPi’s reconfigurable technology units that
(CPi) is a leader in the uK’s team has extensive experience within include feedstock processing, digestion,
21 Low Grade Heat to energy the conventional chemical processing fermentation, chemical processing
processing technology development
industry. and separation technologies such
sector and is nationally and as homogenisation, filtration and
24 Waste to Bioethanol the susPRoC (sustainable Processing)
internationally recognised for its centrifugation. it has developed and
25 Weee recycling and Business unit includes the uK’s national
successful model of market led proved batch to continuous processes
asset recovery industrial Biotechnology Facility and
innovation. and created a number of highly resource
the Anaerobic Digestion Development
26 ship and structure recycling efficient commercial processes for
it focuses on the commercialisation Facility. it focuses on creating low impact
27 effluent and Waste Treatment it partners.
of new products and making new high efficiency processes from bio and
28 choice of sites and Premises technologies ready for the marketplace, waste feedstocks to separated product
29 Local support the centre is championing key technology for a range of markets including high
areas that offer the most sustainable value chemicals, sustainable fuels, and
growth potential for the north east bio energy products using an open
32 Help for your next move access asset that includes a range of continued...

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CONTeNTS ...continued
management advantages CaSe STUDY
The Centre for Process Innovation
and Logisitics Hub in June 2011 CPi was named as a key part strengths through the development and with our partners in the new Centre.
12 Workforce of engineers of the Government’s first elite technology deployment of novel technologies into this announcement heralds sustained
innovation centre. Deputy Prime Minister sectors such as aerospace, automotive investment into manufacturing and CPi’s
15 municipal Waste nick Clegg announced the formation and pharmaceuticals”. proven ability to help companies create
17 Food Waste to energy of the centre to focus on high value their next generation of products and
CPi Chief executive nigel Perry said:
20 Waste Wood to energy manufacturing, providing businesses processes will grow as a result. this is
“this is fantastic news for CPi and great
with access to technical expertise, great news for the uK, for the north-east
21 Low Grade Heat to energy recognition for the CPi team and the
infrastructure, skills and equipment that and for the Process industry.”
22 Gasification and Pyrolysis excellent work we have done since we
would otherwise be outside the reach of
began in 2004.
24 Waste to Bioethanol individual businesses.
“We are delighted to be part of the High
25 Weee recycling and Mr Clegg said: “this first elite technology
Value Manufacturing technology and
asset recovery and innovation centre in high value
innovation Centre and the Government’s
26 ship and structure recycling manufacturing will support our
initiative to grow manufacturing in the
objective to rebalance the economy by
27 effluent and Waste Treatment uK, and are looking forward to working
underpinning current uK manufacturing
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CONTeNTS
02 Towards a Zero-Waste economy CaSe STUDY
03 Tees Valley’s resource TWI
06 centres of excellence tWi’s mission is to deliver world
10 major north sea Port class services in joining materials,
and Logisitics Hub engineering and allied technologies
12 Workforce of engineers to meet the needs of a global
15 municipal Waste membership and its associated
17 Food Waste to energy community.
20 Waste Wood to energy tWi technology Centre (north east) is an
21 Low Grade Heat to energy extension of the resources at company
22 Gasification and Pyrolysis headquarters in Cambridge. tWi, with its
60 years of experience and innovation in
24 Waste to Bioethanol manufacture, asset integrity management
25 Weee recycling and and materials, is working with oeMs, utility
asset recovery companies, research organisations and
26 ship and structure recycling service companies.
27 effluent and Waste Treatment tWi focuses its new technologies for the
28 choice of sites and Premises energy sector, from its low Carbon energy
- Manufacturing technology Centre in
29 Local support Middlesbrough. this site provides a base
30 Tees Valley Lifestyle for supporting regional and international
32 Help for your next move manufacturing industries and helps to
improve competitiveness in existing and
emerging low carbon energy markets.

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CONTeNTS
Teesside University
06 centres of excellence the teesside university is working with key businesses in support of ‘waste to energy’ initiatives. the Clean
10 major north sea Port environment Management Centre – CleMAnCe - challenges the idea that environmental protection is a financial
and Logisitics Hub burden on industry by providing clean technology solutions to environmental problems.
the Centre uses a dedicated molecular
15 municipal Waste biology research laboratory equipped
17 Food Waste to energy for anaerobic digestion, bioremediation
20 Waste Wood to energy studies, enrichment, isolation,
identification and cultivation of microbial
21 Low Grade Heat to energy associations and monocultures, and
22 Gasification and Pyrolysis bioreactor facilities including multi-
24 Waste to Bioethanol stage configurations. A range of
microecophysiological facilities for the
25 Weee recycling and study of soils, sediments and domestic
asset recovery and industrial wastewaters are also
26 ship and structure recycling available.
27 effluent and Waste Treatment recognising that waste is a useful raw companies. the funding we have
north east industrial symbiosis Project material and a resource to be utilised. received will help us with our work
28 choice of sites and Premises Manager Christine Parry, who is based at there are numerous opportunities in that area.”
29 Local support CleMAnCe, said: for collaborative networking, sharing
CleMAnCe also has expertise across
30 Tees Valley Lifestyle “We need to increase the capacity resources and access to technical
carbon and energy management,
32 Help for your next move and will of sMes and their workforces information, research and support
industrial symbiosis, waste minimisation
to improve business performance by for virgin material savings between
and landfill biotechnology.

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Major North Sea Port and Logistics Hub
CONTeNTS Crucial to the future of the ‘waste to
02 Towards a Zero-Waste economy energy’ industry is proximity to a major CaSe STUDY
port capable of handling bulk materials,
liquids and other materials. tees Valley is PD Ports and Teesport
perfectly positioned in this respect having
04 overview of Tees Valley one of the uK’s largest ports with first-
06 centres of excellence class infrastructure. PD Ports is a leading uK ports business offering end to end
10 major north sea Port tees Valley’s coastal waters and rivers supply-chain solutions.
and Logisitics Hub offer:
Cost effective alternative to road
15 municipal Waste transport for the movement of freight
17 Food Waste to energy
Access to shipping freight consolidation
20 Waste Wood to energy and management experts, giving
21 Low Grade Heat to energy you additional support for your
warehousing and stock control needs
24 Waste to Bioethanol Fourth largest port in the uK capable
of taking vessels up to 150,000 tonnes,
25 Weee recycling and with direct access to sea in 30 minutes
asset recovery PD Ports owns and operates the Ports of the sea. teesport handles over 6,000
26 ship and structure recycling the opportunity to use teesport as
tees and Hartlepool (known as teesport), ships a year and is strongly associated
a distribution hub (joining the likes
27 effluent and Waste Treatment a major deep sea complex at the heart with petrochemicals, manufacturing and
of Asda and tesco who already have
of the industrial tees Valley. the port is engineering. the estate is rail-connected
28 choice of sites and Premises distribution centres at the port)
the uK’s fourth largest port by tonnage and close to the A66 trans-Pennine route,
29 Local support Regular container and goods services, and covers an area of 200 hectares (490 and to other major trunk roads. Facilities
30 Tees Valley Lifestyle giving access to europe, Asia and the acres) of land along the southern bank of include two container quays and ‘roll-on
32 Help for your next move Mediterranean. the River tees. At its heart is tees Dock, roll off’ facilities.
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Major North Sea Port and Logistics Hub
CONTeNTS
aV Dawson
06 centres of excellence AV Dawson owns the major multimodal distribution hub on the River tees storage for up to 1200 containers. the
with its own quayside for port operations, rail freight terminals, warehousing terminal will be served by all the leading
train operating companies and has a
and Logisitics Hub and road transport fleet.
direct link to the east Coast Mainline.
12 Workforce of engineers An additional 9000 square meters of
the company offers flexible and efficient litres of bioethanol and 400 thousand bulk warehousing will complement a
15 municipal Waste
freight solutions within feedstock and tonnes of animal feed at Wilton, and 200m rail connected quayside extension
17 Food Waste to energy end product supply chains through a takes in up to 5000 tonnes of wheat with 8.5m of water alongside capable
20 Waste Wood to energy diverse range of integrated transport every day. AV Dawson discharges and of receiving 10,000 tonne deadweight
21 Low Grade Heat to energy modes, mechanical handling and loads shipments of wheat and animal shipments.
storage options. feed at its quaysides, it offers intermodal
22 Gasification and Pyrolysis rail transport solutions which also help Also within the AV Dawson group
AV Dawson’s traditional market sectors is the longstanding teesside ships
24 Waste to Bioethanol enhance ensus’ green credentials, it
of automotive, construction, dry agency Cockfield Knight & Co. which
25 Weee recycling and carries out buffer storage in its extensive
bulk chemicals, and oil and gas, are offers port agency, customs clearances,
asset recovery purpose built dry bulk warehouses, and
now paralleled by process industry ships chartering and international
does the final leg delivery with its own
26 ship and structure recycling developments in waste to energy, and freight forwarding.
tAsCC assured bulk transport.
27 effluent and Waste Treatment renewable transport fuels, as well as
projects related to offshore wind energy the company is currently investing
28 choice of sites and Premises and related sub-sea activities. £10m in an expansion of its tees facilities,
29 Local support a 3 stage project completing in 2014.
the AV Dawson facilities also service
30 Tees Valley Lifestyle the tees intermodal terminal to be
ensus. europe’s largest cereal grain
operational in early 2012 will receive full
32 Help for your next move biorefinery produces more than 400m
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Workforce of engineers
CONTeNTS around a million and a half people of working age can be found within 30 miles of
Tees Valley. Whilst the local workforce is undoubtedly hardworking, putting in more
management advantages overtime than any other part of the UK, and very loyal (one of the lowest turnover
rates in the country), it’s the skills that keep companies coming to the area.
10 major north sea Port Further education
and Logisitics Hub
12 Workforce of engineers tees Valley has more trade over 7,000 students enrol in the five tees Valley further education
apprenticeships and employees engineering courses in the tees Valley colleges (Darlington College, Hartlepool
15 municipal Waste undertaking training than the uK each year and engineering features College, Middlesbrough College, Redcar
17 Food Waste to energy average, while the north east as a prominently in the minds of Fe & Cleveland College and stockton
20 Waste Wood to energy whole has over 3 times the number of colleges across the sub-region. Riverside College) offer a range of
new apprentices per worker compared flexible engineering courses as well
21 Low Grade Heat to energy engineering Design is offered at
to london. as Foundation Degrees in the likes
22 Gasification and Pyrolysis all the major colleges and training
of Renewable energy engineering,
the tees Valley, through our network providers in tees Valley (for example,
24 Waste to Bioethanol electrical and electronic engineering,
of industry-recognised providers, Hartlepool College is a specialist Centre
Mechanical and Manufacturing
25 Weee recycling and offers the widest possible range of in technical and Design engineering),
engineering and Fabrication and
asset recovery apprenticeships (at both level 2 and with many such courses offered as
Welding.
26 ship and structure recycling level 3) for the engineering industry, Foundation Degrees in partnership
as well as work-based learning and with teesside university.
27 effluent and Waste Treatment bespoke training packages.
29 Local support

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CONTeNTS
TTe Technical Training
06 centres of excellence the tte technical training Group is one of the uK’s leading technical training provider to the oil and gas, process,
10 major north sea Port manufacturing and engineering sectors.
and Logisitics Hub
12 Workforce of engineers tte works closely with industry to deliver of electricity. the site reduces the amount attractive to businesses. sitA is a good
skilled personnel for the future workforce of waste sent to landfill each week to example of a 21st Century energy business
15 municipal Waste and from its base in Middlesbrough, has only 11.5% and produces enough green that is utilising the skills base on teesside
17 Food Waste to energy more than 600 young people at various electricity to power 36,000 homes. for its operations and is investing in the
20 Waste Wood to energy stages of apprenticeship training. Many of future through apprenticeships to maintain
tte apprentices like Matthew and sam
these apprentices are sponsored during the creation of talented, competent and
21 Low Grade Heat to energy are able to gain valuable skills and
their training by employers from across a skilled employees.”
22 Gasification and Pyrolysis industry-relevant industry experience.
range of sectors including emerging new
With the support of sponsoring
24 Waste to Bioethanol energy industries.
companies, apprentices spend a further
25 Weee recycling and Among them are Matthew Finn and two years as part of an employer’s
asset recovery sam Derbyshire, who are sponsored by workforce to complete their training
26 ship and structure recycling sitA. Maidenhead-based sitA delivers as Advanced Apprentices.
environmentally responsible waste
27 effluent and Waste Treatment Keith leslie, tte’s Apprenticeship Director,
solutions throughout the uK and operates
28 choice of sites and Premises said: “skilled people act as a magnet for
the only energy-from-waste facility in the
investment for future industries looking to
29 Local support north east. the facility, at Haverton Hill
for suitable locations to operate. Having a
30 Tees Valley Lifestyle in tees Valley, deals with almost 400,000
cohort of skilled workers in a region is very
tonnes of waste a year to create 30MW

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CONTeNTS Higher education
02 Towards a Zero-Waste economy tees Valley is within an hours drive of CaSe STUDY
6 top class universities, with over 9,000
students taking engineering each year. Over 7,000 TFI (Technology Futures Institute,
04 overview of Tees Valley north east universities have a reputation students study Teesside University)
06 centres of excellence for engineering excellence, with a higher
proportion of students in the region
engineering in tFi (technology Futures institute, teesside university) members develop new
and Logisitics Hub studying engineering and technology the Tees Valley knowledge and technologies to support local, national and international
than the national average. the subject
has experienced the greatest increase in
Each year business activities. one of the main areas of expertise is energy.
15 municipal Waste student numbers of any subject in the tFi is an international leader in a number in virtual reality application to project
17 Food Waste to energy north east over the past 3 years, growth of areas of research and innovation (R&i) management, 5D modeling (3D+time+cost),
20 Waste Wood to energy much higher than the national average. such as virtual planning and control iCt for energy efficient buildings and
(5D planning), the application of BiM infrastructures, and BiM (Building
technology in processes and heavy civil information Modeling) adoption.
22 Gasification and Pyrolysis engineering projects, advanced materials
Teesside Manufacturing Centre offers
24 Waste to Bioethanol Teesside University enrolments 2010/11 at all levels processing and nano-technology. tFi
a total enterprise integration service in
incorporates a number of active business
25 Weee recycling and design, manufacturing and business
Mechanical engineering 398 orientated research centres, including:
asset recovery process improvements for businesses
26 ship and structure recycling Teesside Manufacturing Centre offers involved in the manufacturing, mechanics,
electrical and electronic engineering 336 a total organisational development materials, process technology and
27 effluent and Waste Treatment service through enterprise integration, chemical engineering sectors. they have
28 choice of sites and Premises instrumentation and Control engineering 163 improvement service in design, business worked with the likes of Wellstream,
29 Local support and manufacturing processes with a remit siemens energy, Babcock engineering,
other 886 of bringing people, processes and systems Gl noble Denton and iHC Merwede.
together.
32 Help for your next move Total 1783
Centre for Construction Innovation
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Municipal Waste
CONTeNTS The issue of waste management and recycling is a
key priority area for Tees Valley and with the number of
03 Tees Valley’s resource SITa
management advantages households predicted to rise from 280,000 to 311,000 by
2021, the sub-region is addressing ways to reduce the Recycling and resource management company sitA is a major player in
10 major north sea Port local carbon footprint and create a more sustainable the uK waste industry and employs more than 5,500 people. sitA works in
and Logisitics Hub local economy. partnership with local councils across tees Valley to provide a wide range of
12 Workforce of engineers industry-leading recycling and waste management services.
15 municipal Waste According to government statistics, in sitA’s tees Valley site consists of a
17 Food Waste to energy 2009/10 tees Valley produced 376,216 three stream ‘waste to energy’ facility,
20 Waste Wood to energy tonnes of municipal waste of which
302,296 tonnes was from households.
376,216 tonnes a community recycling centre, green
waste composting and an ash-recycling
Recycling, composting or reuse accounted of municipal waste processing plant.
24 Waste to Bioethanol
for 33% of all household waste in tees
Valley, which is below the average rate
was produced in the ‘waste to energy’ facility was
extended in 2009 and now has a
(39.7%) for england. Tees Valley combined processing capacity of 390,000
asset recovery the five local authorities in tees Valley in 2009/10 tonnes of municipal waste per year.
26 ship and structure recycling (Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, the original facility is a joint venture
Redcar and Cleveland and stockton) between sitA uK and the four local
27 effluent and Waste Treatment authorities of stockton; Middlesbrough;
work closely on waste management and
28 choice of sites and Premises recycling issues and together have a Joint Hartlepool; Redcar and Cleveland.
29 Local support Municipal Waste Management strategy. operational since May 1998, the plant
processes a combination of municipal
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Municipal Waste
CONTeNTS
Biffa Polymers
06 centres of excellence the new Biffa Polymers mixed plastics recycling facility, built with support
10 major north sea Port from WRAP, on behalf of the Government, is the first integrated washing and
and Logisitics Hub sorting facility in the uK that is specifically designed to recycle rigid mixed
12 Workforce of engineers plastics packaging.
15 municipal Waste the processing unit at Redcar, in tees suitably high-grade plastic will be
17 Food Waste to energy Valley is the first in Britain to integrate all transferred to Biffa’s separate specialist
20 Waste Wood to energy forms of plastic reuse. this means bags, food-grade plant at Redcar to be made
yoghurt pots and supermarket packaging back into milk bottles.
21 Low Grade Heat to energy no longer need to be sorted separately.
22 Gasification and Pyrolysis Marcus Gover, Wrap’s director of market
Production started in April 2011, with development, said: “the Redcar facility
24 Waste to Bioethanol an initial target of 15,000 tonnes a year, shows that it is commercially viable to
25 Weee recycling and rising to 20,000 by 2012. the system recycle mixed plastics and that there
asset recovery sorts and washes the jumble of plastic are real end markets for the high-value,
26 ship and structure recycling before processing the items according to quality outputs.
different polymer types and colours.
27 effluent and Waste Treatment “Recycling mixed plastics adds value
end products from the waste, contributed to the uK economy by transforming a
by householders, local councils and waste into a usable, commercial product,
29 Local support companies, will include paint trays, plant retaining the value rather than allowing it
30 Tees Valley Lifestyle pots, storage boxes, pallets, bottles, car to end up in landfill.”
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Food Waste to energy: anaerobic Digestion (aD)
CONTeNTS In the “Government review of Waste Policy in england” published in June 2011, the Government recognised
anaerobic Digestion as offering a positive solution to food waste and published separately the “anaerobic
management advantages Digestion strategy and action Plan” which set out the first steps that will be taken to increase the production
of energy from waste through aD. steps identified include removing barriers, building markets and ensuring
10 major north sea Port financial incentives are in place to provide the revenue support that investors need.
and Logisitics Hub
12 Workforce of engineers According to the strategy there is clear produce four million litres of vehicle facility, with a capacity of approximately whether biofuel production could use
potential for the AD market to grow fuel from food waste in tees Valley; the 30,000 tonnes per annum, within the waste materials, such as domestic refuse
15 municipal Waste
considerably. Given the low levels of report was undertaken by ReneW, the Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and stockton and sewage sludge, instead of energy
17 Food Waste to energy current provision and “the quantities of organisation tasked with the facilitation local authority areas. A new AD facility crops to generate biogas. the biogas
20 Waste Wood to energy feedstock likely to be available, there is no and delivery of commercial energy and would not only provide a recycling facility could then be used directly or to
21 Low Grade Heat to energy doubt that the industry has the capacity to environmental technology projects across for food waste (and therefore reducing produce alternative energy sources
grow substantially.” it is estimated that 7m north east england. waste sent to landfill), but also produce such as electricity.
22 Gasification and Pyrolysis tones of waste food is sent to landfill, with biomethane which could be used to
the study examined the feasibility of Dr Ralebitso-senior believes that, although
24 Waste to Bioethanol the potential for 5m tones of this expected generate electricity, injected into the
using AD to manage organic waste arising anaerobic digestion is an established
25 Weee recycling and to be available for AD, offering clear gas grid and/or, used to power council
from the Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and process already being used by some
asset recovery growth in feedstock and a large market vehicles. such a scheme presents many
stockton local authority areas. the work waste-to-energy companies, its full
opportunity. options and is a great opportunity for the
26 ship and structure recycling identified opportunities for the collection potential has not yet been realised in
Councils involved to work with private
the uK produces around 100 million of food waste from households and the solving many of the problems associated
27 effluent and Waste Treatment sector partners”
tonnes of food, farm and other organic commercial sector to provide feedstock with growing biofuel crops.
28 choice of sites and Premises waste each year, according to the to support the development of an AD in addition, scientists at teesside university
29 Local support Department for environment, Food facility in the area that could produce are investigating the generation of biofuels
30 Tees Valley Lifestyle and Rural Affairs. this could be used to Biomethane, a low carbon fuel. from waste.
generate up to 7 per cent of the renewable
32 Help for your next move Chris Hayward, Managing Director of led by Dr Komang Ralebitso-senior, senior
energy required in the uK by 2020.
RenewPlus ltd said: lecturer in Molecular Biology at teesside
in February 2011, a study commissioned university, and a team of six researchers
“this study has revealed that there is a
by AneC and the tees Valley local based within the university’s technology
good case for the development of an AD
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CONTeNTS
anaerobic Digestion Development Centre
06 centres of excellence the Centre for Process innovation (CPi) in Redcar has opened its Anaerobic Digestion Development Centre (ADDC) -
10 major north sea Port a facility where companies can test and develop novel feedstock and technology combinations.
and Logisitics Hub
12 Workforce of engineers the centre is designed to process intellectual property in the area
a wide range of wastes in single of AD technology.
15 municipal Waste or mixed streams. it has a range of
17 Food Waste to energy the ADDC provides a vital toolbox for
pre-treatment, digestion and post-
those seeking sustainable low carbon
20 Waste Wood to energy treatment technologies that are rapidly
alternatives to traditional energy
reconfigurable to allow the development
21 Low Grade Heat to energy production, while driving the uK’s AD
of novel and improved AD processes.
22 Gasification and Pyrolysis advances and attracting wealth and
the ADDC is a flexible plug and play plant opportunities for economic growth.
24 Waste to Bioethanol that provides support for businesses to
CPi director of sustainable processing
25 Weee recycling and improve and develop AD technologies.
and advanced manufacturing, Dr Chris
asset recovery the facility is capable of conducting
Dowle, says:
26 ship and structure recycling experiments and production runs with
the aim of reducing size and cost of “the ADDC will offer the facilities and
27 effluent and Waste Treatment
AD installations; increasing yield; and expertise to provide advice, guidance,
28 choice of sites and Premises developing treatment technologies. trials and new technologies, which
29 Local support will accelerate the development and
CPi said it aims to provide the uK with
30 Tees Valley Lifestyle application of installations turning
a base to advance and develop new
waste into energy, and other valuable
32 Help for your next move commercially viable processes and
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CONTeNTS
Solvert
06 centres of excellence solvert has taken the next step in chemical manufacturing, production and sustainable resource management.
10 major north sea Port specialising in Advanced Anaerobic Digestion technology solvert can produce renewable chemicals, advanced
and Logisitics Hub renewable road transport fuel and green energy using sustainable raw materials sourced from domestic,
12 Workforce of engineers commercial and industrial waste streams.
15 municipal Waste
through pioneering technology northstar Ventures provided £100,000 solvert has completed the first phase of
17 Food Waste to energy development, process design and supply convertible business loan through its its three-phase plan, and has achieved
20 Waste Wood to energy chain management solvert is quickly Proof of Concept Fund as seed capital very encouraging results from its process
21 Low Grade Heat to energy establishing itself as a leader in the uK’s for the business; Business link has also development work undertaken at the CPi
renewable industry. provided grant support. sustainable Processing Centre in Wilton.
the company has drawn up a three-stage Ceo of solvert ltd, Kris Wadrop said: solvert uses advanced biological
24 Waste to Bioethanol
plan which would see the first plant “our aim is to build a number of facilities fermentation processes to produce
25 Weee recycling and operational by 2014. throughout the uK close to large renewable n-butanol and biogas from
asset recovery population centres that generate our wet biodegradable waste. the biogas is
Founded and based within the tees
26 ship and structure recycling feedstock.” combusted in gas engines to produce
Valley solvert operates its technical and
27 effluent and Waste Treatment renewable electricity and steam.
commercial HQ at the Wilton Centre, “each site has the potential to provide
28 choice of sites and Premises Redcar. the business is creating a 60 direct jobs, several hundred in- Kris Wadrop said the company has
distributed supply chain; establishing direct support and construction jobs assembled the “best brains available”
29 Local support
multiple facilities around the uK providing and provide uK customers with to get the project going, and is already
30 Tees Valley Lifestyle renewable chemicals, road transport fuel renewable raw materials substituting the engaged with the financial market to
32 Help for your next move and energy to satisfy domestic demand. petrochemical alternative.” secure a second finance round of £5m.

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Waste Wood to energy
CONTeNTS The generation of power
from burning wood is an
03 Tees Valley’s resource Sembcorp
management advantages important element in the
renewable energy mix.
facility has created 15 permanent new
10 major north sea Port tees Valley has a number of advantages jobs within sembcorp utilities uK, the
and Logisitics Hub for this type of biomass project such Wilton-based utilities and services
12 Workforce of engineers as the: company.
15 municipal Waste location of major ports serving Paul Gavens, sembcorp utilities uK’s
17 Food Waste to energy scandinavia, a potential rich source executive Vice President and Managing
of wood Director, said:
20 Waste Wood to energy
21 Low Grade Heat to energy Managed forests around the region “this investment is extremely good news
providing sustainable timber for sembcorp, the Wilton international
22 Gasification and Pyrolysis manufacturing site and the people of the
24 Waste to Bioethanol Advanced logistics network capable tees Valley and the north east in general.
of providing recycled wood it sustains jobs and plays a part in
Most importantly, tees Valley has the sembcorp Biomass Power Forty per cent of the total energy required helping the Government meet the uK’s
asset recovery
is derived from recycled timber – much climate change and greenhouse gas
26 ship and structure recycling demonstrable expertise in this niche area, station is a £60 million investment
being the location for the uK’s first large of which was previously sent to landfill, reduction targets. this investment is
27 effluent and Waste Treatment in renewable energy at the Wilton a real demonstration of faith by our
scale ‘wood to energy’ plant in 2007, built with around 20 per cent of the energy
international site in tees Valley. total coming from wood from managed parent company in singapore and is
28 choice of sites and Premises by singaporean company sembcorp.
Completed in 2007, it burns some forests in the region, sawmills and a just reward for the hard work and
29 Local support effort of our employees and
300,000 tonnes of waste wood specially grown energy crop.
30 Tees Valley Lifestyle contractors since sembcorp took
a year to produce about 30MW Around 1,000 jobs were sustained during
32 Help for your next move over the business.”
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Low grade Heat to energy
CONTeNTS new technology is opening up countless opportunities for the recycling
of previously wasted energy and resources. a particular example of this is
management advantages ‘Low Grade Heat’ to energy.
06 centres of excellence the concept, which involves a highly
10 major north sea Port innovative approach of capturing and CaSe STUDY
and Logisitics Hub converting the larger quantities of low
12 Workforce of engineers temperature heat and converting it to DRD Power
energy has, until now, has been difficult
15 municipal Waste
with conventional energy recovery
17 Food Waste to energy schemes. large scale process plants Redcar-based DRD Power has developed a transportable, modular,
20 Waste Wood to energy run continuously and if only a few per demonstration unit that is capable of generating electricity from low grade
21 Low Grade Heat to energy cent of their waste heat was recovered waste heat.
and turned into electricity,this would be
22 Gasification and Pyrolysis equivalent to a number of large power the unit, which will generate up to DRD Power director, Roger Mallinson,
24 Waste to Bioethanol stations. 200kW of electricity, is based on an said:
25 Weee recycling and organic Rankine Cycle (oRC). the oRC
Due to rises in energy prices the recovery “there’s a massive opportunity on
asset recovery unit uses an organic working fluid that
of low grade heat is seen as one of teesside because of its heavy industry,
has a lower boiling point than water
26 ship and structure recycling the most cost effective ways of saving including steel, power generation and
to extract energy from low-grade heat.
energy and avoiding carbon emissions. the process sector. Power prices are
27 effluent and Waste Treatment the company is taking low-grade heat
A 200kW unit will save between 600 and going up all the time, it’s a major cost
28 choice of sites and Premises generated by the Huntsman Pigments
750 tonnes of Co2 per year. for companies now. the pilot unit at
site in Hartlepool, and turning it into
29 Local support Huntsman is a small unit for trial and
opportunities for this type of project can green energy. the project has been jointly
30 Tees Valley Lifestyle demonstration purposes and is now
be found across the tees Valley area, funded by the tees Valley industrial
producing electricity - we want to make
32 Help for your next move where companies are working on new Programme, the Carbon trust, one north
bigger units.”
innovations and niche processes. east, northstar Ventures Proof of Concept
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gasification and Pyrolysis
CONTeNTS Gasification and pyrolysis
are thermal processes that
03 Tees Valley’s resource air Products
management advantages uses high temperatures to
break down waste. us company, Air Products, is a worldwide supplier of industrial gases and
10 major north sea Port these technologies are also known equipment, speciality and intermediate chemicals, and environmental and
and Logisitics Hub as Advanced thermal technologies
energy systems.
or Alternative Conversion technologies.
they use carbon-based waste such Air Products has chosen tees Valley for the tees Valley industrial Programme,
15 municipal Waste its most advanced new energy facility and has garnered support from nePiC,
as paper, petroleum-based wastes like
17 Food Waste to energy plastics, and organic materials such as that will us the very latest gasification the north east Chamber of Commerce
20 Waste Wood to energy food waste. technology to convert landfill-diverted and tees Valley unlimited.
pre-processed household and commercial
21 Low Grade Heat to energy Pyrolysis has long been identified as the the facility will be a major part of the
waste into energy which could power
22 Gasification and Pyrolysis best and most environmentally friendly new energy and technology Business
close to 50,000 homes in the region.
solution to recycle end of life tyres. Park being created in stockton.
24 Waste to Bioethanol the company expects the project to enter
Having identified the opportunities in Air Products’ european bioenergy director
25 Weee recycling and commercial operation in 2014, subject to
locating thermal facilities in the tees ian Williamson said:
asset recovery regulatory approvals. once in operation,
Valley, two companies are planning new the facility could generate renewable “the proposed 49MW tees Valley
26 ship and structure recycling facilities that will each be the first of their hydrogen for mobile and stationary Renewable energy Facility will use the
27 effluent and Waste Treatment kind in europe. energy applications and is being very latest technology to generate power
28 choice of sites and Premises considered for a demonstration of for the region and at the same time it will
29 Local support fuel cell technology. help meet stockton’s environment, energy
and economic investment objectives.”
30 Tees Valley Lifestyle the project is funded by regional
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