Opportunities in Resource Management Industries in Tees Valley

Opportunities in Resource Management Industries in Tees Valley

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Contents

02 Towards Zero-Waste

03 resource management

04 overview of Tees Valley

06 centres of excellence

10 major north sea Port

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12 Workforce of engineers

15 municipal Waste

17 Food Waste to energy

20 Wood to energy

21 Low Grade Heat to energy

22 Gasification and Pyrolysis

25 Weee recycling and asset recovery

26 ship and structure recycling

27 effluent and Waste Treatment

24 Waste to Bioethanol

30 Tees Valley Lifestyle

32 Help for your next move

28 choice of sites and Premises

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Towards a Zero-Waste economy

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the strategy states “energy from waste continues to be a rapidly developing area, the need to reduce waste going into landfill and develop renewable energy sources as well as innovation in the sector provide a significant opportunity for growth. the government’s role is to

ensure this opportunity can be realised either indirectly through facilitating the development of infrastructure and continued growth in the market for outputs, eg heat and solid recovered fuel; or directly by avoiding unintended regulatory burdens.”

A key element of the zero-waste economy is the role of new ‘waste to energy’ projects that recycle resources into new sources of heat and power. the north east of england and tees Valley in particular is becoming a national hub for ‘waste to energy’, with a string of multi-million pound projects underway and world-class research, innovation and facilities.

tees Valley has expertise and potential across all elements of the emerging low carbon economy from anaerobic digestion (AD), heat waste and gasification to bioethanol, Weee and the decommissioning of large structures.

Global energy players like Air Products, sitA and sembcorp have all recently announced major investments in tees Valley which, combined with the area’s proven research capability in anaerobic digestion, biotechnology and bioremediation, reinforces the tees Valley credentials as a leading low and zero-waste hotspot .

This guide aims to provide an overview of the projects and opportunities for the recycling, waste management and new energy industries in Tees Valley, making it the perfect location to base your business.

Government’s review of Waste strategy published in June 2011 restated Government’s commitment to move towards a “zero waste” economy, recognising waste as a source of renewable energy and gave commitments to encourage and support both energy from waste and anerobic digestion projects.

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03 Tees Valley’s resource management advantages


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Tees Valley’s Resource Management advantages


tees Valley is home to many of the major players that are active in creating a resource management industry and independent reports have indicated that tees Valley has all the ingredients required to meet the needs of this new sector.

there are opportunities to develop and support existing chemical producers in the area as they migrate to a hybrid industry that uses a combination of fossil, bio and waste-based raw materials. this transformation brings with it the opportunity to develop a new energy infrastructure to support the indigenous chemical sector. tees Valley has a clear critical mass, hosting the second largest petrochemical complex in europe and major players such as sABiC, ineos, Huntsman and lotte Chemicals.

A host of cutting-edge research facilities are in place around the tees Valley area, which are supporting the new processes and practices around industrial biotechnology and the high temperature technologies required by the ‘waste to energy’ industry. these assets include the Centre for Process innovation’s sustainable Processing business unit which operates the national industrial Biotechnology Facility; Anaerobic Digestion Development Centre; and the High temperature innovation Centre.

the region has a strong position in all phases of the supply chain through invention, innovation, development, engineering and operations. Key assets include:

established process industry businesses that are continuously improving their operations

large companies investing in new bio and waste based technologies

sMes developing new technology and investing in production plant

engineering consulting businesses that design and build facilities here and abroad

internationally significant innovation facilities for new waste-related processes

strong university research base.

First class infrastructure to allow for the easy movement of product

these factors are supported by an extremely strong and well-established skills and training base, that together make the tees Valley a key location for all aspects of the development of a lower carbon economy and the creation of new opportunities around resource management.

There are substantial business opportunities for Tees Valley to become a leader in the development of technology and the creation of new businesses based on recycling, waste management and the generation of new energy sources.








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Tees Valley is located in north east england, ideally positioned between manchester, Leeds and newcastle. It includes the towns of Darlington, Hartlepool, middlesbrough, redcar and stockton, but has a wider sphere of influence extending to the entire north east and yorkshire.

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the population of the sub-region has been increasing steadily in recent years and in mid-2010 reached over 660,000, making up about one quarter of that of the north east region. the catchment area population of the sub-region, however, is significantly higher, with up to one million people within thirty minutes drive time from its main centres and 2.7 million within an hours drive.

the local road network is excellent and uncongested with the fastest flowing traffic in the country, something which enables average commuting times of just 22 minutes.

Darlington’s railway station is part of the main east coast rail network and provides rapid connections southwards to london and northwards to Glasgow and edinburgh in a little over two hours.

Durham tees Valley Airport offers flights to a wide variety of major destinations across the uK and europe including Amsterdam and Aberdeen.

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Tees Valley has the

fastest-flowing urban traffic

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total population Working population total population Working population within 30 mins within 30 mins within 1 hour within 1 hour

Darlington 854,000 524,100 2,745,000 1,700,200

Hartlepool 1,076,200 668,300 2,619,700 1,625,000

Middlesbrough 906,300 553,500 2,766,100 1,718,600

stockton 1,009,400 615,700 2,776,100 1,718,600

Redcar 588,200 361,700 1,633,100 1,007,000

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Tees Valley is an emerging hub of expertise for research and development into renewable energy with the area’s education providers and industry research establishments working together to support the development of new skills and technologies for the sector.

Centres of excellence

the Centre for Process innovation (CPi) is a leader in the uK’s processing technology development sector and is nationally and internationally recognised for its successful model of market led innovation.

it focuses on the commercialisation of new products and making new technologies ready for the marketplace, the centre is championing key technology areas that offer the most sustainable growth potential for the north east

region and the uK as a whole. CPi’s team has extensive experience within the conventional chemical processing industry.

the susPRoC (sustainable Processing) Business unit includes the uK’s national industrial Biotechnology Facility and the Anaerobic Digestion Development Facility. it focuses on creating low impact high efficiency processes from bio and waste feedstocks to separated product for a range of markets including high value chemicals, sustainable fuels, and bio energy products using an open access asset that includes a range of

reconfigurable technology units that include feedstock processing, digestion, fermentation, chemical processing and separation technologies such as homogenisation, filtration and centrifugation. it has developed and proved batch to continuous processes and created a number of highly resource efficient commercial processes for it partners.

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in June 2011 CPi was named as a key part of the Government’s first elite technology innovation centre. Deputy Prime Minister nick Clegg announced the formation of the centre to focus on high value manufacturing, providing businesses with access to technical expertise, infrastructure, skills and equipment that would otherwise be outside the reach of individual businesses.

Mr Clegg said: “this first elite technology and innovation centre in high value manufacturing will support our objective to rebalance the economy by underpinning current uK manufacturing

strengths through the development and deployment of novel technologies into sectors such as aerospace, automotive and pharmaceuticals”.

CPi Chief executive nigel Perry said: “this is fantastic news for CPi and great recognition for the CPi team and the excellent work we have done since we began in 2004.

“We are delighted to be part of the High Value Manufacturing technology and innovation Centre and the Government’s initiative to grow manufacturing in the uK, and are looking forward to working

with our partners in the new Centre. this announcement heralds sustained investment into manufacturing and CPi’s proven ability to help companies create their next generation of products and processes will grow as a result. this is great news for the uK, for the north-east and for the Process industry.”

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tWi’s mission is to deliver world class services in joining materials, engineering and allied technologies to meet the needs of a global membership and its associated community.

tWi technology Centre (north east) is an extension of the resources at company headquarters in Cambridge. tWi, with its 60 years of experience and innovation in manufacture, asset integrity management and materials, is working with oeMs, utility companies, research organisations and service companies.

tWi focuses its new technologies for the energy sector, from its low Carbon energy - Manufacturing technology Centre in Middlesbrough. this site provides a base for supporting regional and international manufacturing industries and helps to improve competitiveness in existing and emerging low carbon energy markets.

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the Centre uses a dedicated molecular biology research laboratory equipped for anaerobic digestion, bioremediation studies, enrichment, isolation, identification and cultivation of microbial associations and monocultures, and bioreactor facilities including multi-stage configurations. A range of microecophysiological facilities for the study of soils, sediments and domestic and industrial wastewaters are also available.

north east industrial symbiosis Project Manager Christine Parry, who is based at CleMAnCe, said:

“We need to increase the capacity and will of sMes and their workforces to improve business performance by

recognising that waste is a useful raw material and a resource to be utilised. there are numerous opportunities for collaborative networking, sharing resources and access to technical information, research and support for virgin material savings between

companies. the funding we have received will help us with our work in that area.”

CleMAnCe also has expertise across carbon and energy management, industrial symbiosis, waste minimisation and landfill biotechnology.

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Crucial to the future of the ‘waste to energy’ industry is proximity to a major port capable of handling bulk materials, liquids and other materials. tees Valley is perfectly positioned in this respect having one of the uK’s largest ports with first-class infrastructure.

tees Valley’s coastal waters and rivers offer:

Cost effective alternative to road transport for the movement of freight

Access to shipping freight consolidation and management experts, giving you additional support for your warehousing and stock control needs

Fourth largest port in the uK capable of taking vessels up to 150,000 tonnes, with direct access to sea in 30 minutes

the opportunity to use teesport as a distribution hub (joining the likes of Asda and tesco who already have distribution centres at the port)

Regular container and goods services, giving access to europe, Asia and the Mediterranean.

Major North Sea Port and Logistics Hub

PD Ports owns and operates the Ports of tees and Hartlepool (known as teesport), a major deep sea complex at the heart of the industrial tees Valley. the port is the uK’s fourth largest port by tonnage and covers an area of 200 hectares (490 acres) of land along the southern bank of the River tees. At its heart is tees Dock, a deep-water facility some 5 miles from

the sea. teesport handles over 6,000 ships a year and is strongly associated with petrochemicals, manufacturing and engineering. the estate is rail-connected and close to the A66 trans-Pennine route, and to other major trunk roads. Facilities include two container quays and ‘roll-on roll off’ facilities.

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the company offers flexible and efficient freight solutions within feedstock and end product supply chains through a diverse range of integrated transport modes, mechanical handling and storage options.

AV Dawson’s traditional market sectors of automotive, construction, dry bulk chemicals, and oil and gas, are now paralleled by process industry developments in waste to energy, and renewable transport fuels, as well as projects related to offshore wind energy and related sub-sea activities.

the AV Dawson facilities also service ensus. europe’s largest cereal grain biorefinery produces more than 400m

litres of bioethanol and 400 thousand tonnes of animal feed at Wilton, and takes in up to 5000 tonnes of wheat every day. AV Dawson discharges and loads shipments of wheat and animal feed at its quaysides, it offers intermodal rail transport solutions which also help enhance ensus’ green credentials, it carries out buffer storage in its extensive purpose built dry bulk warehouses, and does the final leg delivery with its own tAsCC assured bulk transport.

the company is currently investing £10m in an expansion of its tees facilities, a 3 stage project completing in 2014. the tees intermodal terminal to be operational in early 2012 will receive full trains of containerised freight and offer

storage for up to 1200 containers. the terminal will be served by all the leading train operating companies and has a direct link to the east Coast Mainline. An additional 9000 square meters of bulk warehousing will complement a 200m rail connected quayside extension with 8.5m of water alongside capable of receiving 10,000 tonne deadweight shipments.

Also within the AV Dawson group is the longstanding teesside ships agency Cockfield Knight & Co. which offers port agency, customs clearances, ships chartering and international freight forwarding.

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AV Dawson owns the major multimodal distribution hub on the River tees with its own quayside for port operations, rail freight terminals, warehousing and road transport fleet.








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Workforce of engineers

Further education

tees Valley has more trade apprenticeships and employees undertaking training than the uK average, while the north east as a whole has over 3 times the number of new apprentices per worker compared to london.

the tees Valley, through our network of industry-recognised providers, offers the widest possible range of apprenticeships (at both level 2 and level 3) for the engineering industry, as well as work-based learning and bespoke training packages.

over 7,000 students enrol in engineering courses in the tees Valley each year and engineering features prominently in the minds of Fe colleges across the sub-region.

engineering Design is offered at all the major colleges and training providers in tees Valley (for example, Hartlepool College is a specialist Centre in technical and Design engineering), with many such courses offered as Foundation Degrees in partnership with teesside university.

the five tees Valley further education colleges (Darlington College, Hartlepool College, Middlesbrough College, Redcar & Cleveland College and stockton Riverside College) offer a range of flexible engineering courses as well as Foundation Degrees in the likes of Renewable energy engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, Mechanical and Manufacturing engineering and Fabrication and Welding.

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 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.








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TTe Technical Training


tte works closely with industry to deliver skilled personnel for the future workforce and from its base in Middlesbrough, has more than 600 young people at various stages of apprenticeship training. Many of these apprentices are sponsored during their training by employers from across a range of sectors including emerging new energy industries.

Among them are Matthew Finn and sam Derbyshire, who are sponsored by sitA. Maidenhead-based sitA delivers environmentally responsible waste solutions throughout the uK and operates the only energy-from-waste facility in the north east. the facility, at Haverton Hill in tees Valley, deals with almost 400,000 tonnes of waste a year to create 30MW

of electricity. the site reduces the amount of waste sent to landfill each week to only 11.5% and produces enough green electricity to power 36,000 homes.

tte apprentices like Matthew and sam are able to gain valuable skills and industry-relevant industry experience. With the support of sponsoring companies, apprentices spend a further two years as part of an employer’s workforce to complete their training as Advanced Apprentices.

Keith leslie, tte’s Apprenticeship Director, said: “skilled people act as a magnet for investment for future industries looking to for suitable locations to operate. Having a cohort of skilled workers in a region is very

attractive to businesses. sitA is a good example of a 21st Century energy business that is utilising the skills base on teesside for its operations and is investing in the future through apprenticeships to maintain the creation of talented, competent and skilled employees.”

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Higher education

tees Valley is within an hours drive of 6 top class universities, with over 9,000 students taking engineering each year.

north east universities have a reputation for engineering excellence, with a higher proportion of students in the region studying engineering and technology than the national average. the subject has experienced the greatest increase in student numbers of any subject in the north east over the past 3 years, growth much higher than the national average.


Over 7,000 students study engineering in the Tees Valley

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tFi is an international leader in a number of areas of research and innovation (R&i) such as virtual planning and control (5D planning), the application of BiM technology in processes and heavy civil engineering projects, advanced materials processing and nano-technology. tFi incorporates a number of active business orientated research centres, including:

Teesside Manufacturing Centre offers a total organisational development service through enterprise integration, improvement service in design, business and manufacturing processes with a remit of bringing people, processes and systems together.

Centre for Construction Innovation & Research is internally leading in R&i

in virtual reality application to project management, 5D modeling (3D+time+cost), iCt for energy efficient buildings and infrastructures, and BiM (Building information Modeling) adoption.

Teesside Manufacturing Centre offers a total enterprise integration service in design, manufacturing and business process improvements for businesses involved in the manufacturing, mechanics, materials, process technology and chemical engineering sectors. they have worked with the likes of Wellstream, siemens energy, Babcock engineering, Gl noble Denton and iHC Merwede.

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TFI (Technology Futures Institute, Teesside University)

tFi (technology Futures institute, teesside university) members develop new knowledge and technologies to support local, national and international business activities. one of the main areas of expertise is energy.

Mechanical engineering 398

electrical and electronic engineering 336

instrumentation and Control engineering 163

other 886

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According to government statistics, in 2009/10 tees Valley produced 376,216 tonnes of municipal waste of which 302,296 tonnes was from households. Recycling, composting or reuse accounted for 33% of all household waste in tees Valley, which is below the average rate (39.7%) for england.

the five local authorities in tees Valley (Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and stockton) work closely on waste management and recycling issues and together have a Joint Municipal Waste Management strategy.

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sitA’s tees Valley site consists of a three stream ‘waste to energy’ facility, a community recycling centre, green waste composting and an ash-recycling processing plant.

the ‘waste to energy’ facility was extended in 2009 and now has a combined processing capacity of 390,000 tonnes of municipal waste per year. the original facility is a joint venture between sitA uK and the four local authorities of stockton; Middlesbrough; Hartlepool; Redcar and Cleveland. operational since May 1998, the plant processes a combination of municipal and confidential waste.

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SITa

Recycling and resource management company sitA is a major player in the uK waste industry and employs more than 5,500 people. sitA works in partnership with local councils across tees Valley to provide a wide range of industry-leading recycling and waste management services.


The issue of waste management and recycling is a key priority area for Tees Valley and with the number of households predicted to rise from 280,000 to 311,000 by 2021, the sub-region is addressing ways to reduce the local carbon footprint and create a more sustainable local economy.

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Biffa Polymers

the processing unit at Redcar, in tees Valley is the first in Britain to integrate all forms of plastic reuse. this means bags, yoghurt pots and supermarket packaging no longer need to be sorted separately.

Production started in April 2011, with an initial target of 15,000 tonnes a year, rising to 20,000 by 2012. the system sorts and washes the jumble of plastic before processing the items according to different polymer types and colours.

end products from the waste, contributed by householders, local councils and companies, will include paint trays, plant pots, storage boxes, pallets, bottles, car parts, office furniture and kitchenware.

suitably high-grade plastic will be transferred to Biffa’s separate specialist food-grade plant at Redcar to be made back into milk bottles.

Marcus Gover, Wrap’s director of market development, said: “the Redcar facility shows that it is commercially viable to recycle mixed plastics and that there are real end markets for the high-value, quality outputs.

“Recycling mixed plastics adds value to the uK economy by transforming a waste into a usable, commercial product, retaining the value rather than allowing it to end up in landfill.”

the new Biffa Polymers mixed plastics recycling facility, built with support from WRAP, on behalf of the Government, is the first integrated washing and sorting facility in the uK that is specifically designed to recycle rigid mixed plastics packaging.

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Food Waste to energy: anaerobic Digestion (aD)


According to the strategy there is clear potential for the AD market to grow considerably. Given the low levels of current provision and “the quantities of feedstock likely to be available, there is no doubt that the industry has the capacity to grow substantially.” it is estimated that 7m tones of waste food is sent to landfill, with the potential for 5m tones of this expected to be available for AD, offering clear growth in feedstock and a large market opportunity.

the uK produces around 100 million tonnes of food, farm and other organic waste each year, according to the Department for environment, Food and Rural Affairs. this could be used to generate up to 7 per cent of the renewable energy required in the uK by 2020.

in February 2011, a study commissioned by AneC and the tees Valley local authorities revealed the potential to

produce four million litres of vehicle fuel from food waste in tees Valley; the report was undertaken by ReneW, the organisation tasked with the facilitation and delivery of commercial energy and environmental technology projects across north east england.

the study examined the feasibility of using AD to manage organic waste arising from the Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and stockton local authority areas. the work identified opportunities for the collection of food waste from households and the commercial sector to provide feedstock to support the development of an AD facility in the area that could produce Biomethane, a low carbon fuel.

Chris Hayward, Managing Director of RenewPlus ltd said:

“this study has revealed that there is a good case for the development of an AD

facility, with a capacity of approximately 30,000 tonnes per annum, within the Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and stockton local authority areas. A new AD facility would not only provide a recycling facility for food waste (and therefore reducing waste sent to landfill), but also produce biomethane which could be used to generate electricity, injected into the gas grid and/or, used to power council vehicles. such a scheme presents many options and is a great opportunity for the Councils involved to work with private sector partners”

in addition, scientists at teesside university are investigating the generation of biofuels from waste.

led by Dr Komang Ralebitso-senior, senior lecturer in Molecular Biology at teesside university, and a team of six researchers based within the university’s technology Futures institute, the work is looking at

whether biofuel production could use waste materials, such as domestic refuse and sewage sludge, instead of energy crops to generate biogas. the biogas could then be used directly or to produce alternative energy sources such as electricity.

Dr Ralebitso-senior believes that, although anaerobic digestion is an established process already being used by some waste-to-energy companies, its full potential has not yet been realised in solving many of the problems associated with growing biofuel crops.

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 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 financial incentives are in place to provide the revenue support that investors need.








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the centre is designed to process a wide range of wastes in single or mixed streams. it has a range of pre-treatment, digestion and post-treatment technologies that are rapidly reconfigurable to allow the development of novel and improved AD processes.

the ADDC is a flexible plug and play plant that provides support for businesses to improve and develop AD technologies. the facility is capable of conducting experiments and production runs with the aim of reducing size and cost of AD installations; increasing yield; and developing treatment technologies.

CPi said it aims to provide the uK with a base to advance and develop new commercially viable processes and

intellectual property in the area of AD technology.

the ADDC provides a vital toolbox for those seeking sustainable low carbon alternatives to traditional energy production, while driving the uK’s AD advances and attracting wealth and opportunities for economic growth.

CPi director of sustainable processing and advanced manufacturing, Dr Chris Dowle, says:

“the ADDC will offer the facilities and expertise to provide advice, guidance, trials and new technologies, which will accelerate the development and application of installations turning waste into energy, and other valuable products, naturally.”

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through pioneering technology development, process design and supply chain management solvert is quickly establishing itself as a leader in the uK’s renewable industry.

the company has drawn up a three-stage plan which would see the first plant operational by 2014.

Founded and based within the tees Valley solvert operates its technical and commercial HQ at the Wilton Centre, Redcar. the business is creating a distributed supply chain; establishing multiple facilities around the uK providing renewable chemicals, road transport fuel and energy to satisfy domestic demand.

northstar Ventures provided £100,000 convertible business loan through its Proof of Concept Fund as seed capital for the business; Business link has also provided grant support.

Ceo of solvert ltd, Kris Wadrop said: “our aim is to build a number of facilities throughout the uK close to large population centres that generate our feedstock.”

“each site has the potential to provide 60 direct jobs, several hundred in-direct support and construction jobs and provide uK customers with renewable raw materials substituting the petrochemical alternative.”

solvert has completed the first phase of its three-phase plan, and has achieved very encouraging results from its process development work undertaken at the CPi sustainable Processing Centre in Wilton.

solvert uses advanced biological fermentation processes to produce renewable n-butanol and biogas from wet biodegradable waste. the biogas is combusted in gas engines to produce renewable electricity and steam.

Kris Wadrop said the company has assembled the “best brains available” to get the project going, and is already engaged with the financial market to secure a second finance round of £5m.

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The generation of power from burning wood is an important element in the renewable energy mix.

tees Valley has a number of advantages for this type of biomass project such as the:

location of major ports serving scandinavia, a potential rich source of wood

Managed forests around the region providing sustainable timber

Advanced logistics network capable of providing recycled wood

Most importantly, tees Valley has demonstrable expertise in this niche area, being the location for the uK’s first large scale ‘wood to energy’ plant in 2007, built by singaporean company sembcorp.

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the sembcorp Biomass Power station is a £60 million investment in renewable energy at the Wilton international site in tees Valley. Completed in 2007, it burns some 300,000 tonnes of waste wood a year to produce about 30MW of energy.

Forty per cent of the total energy required is derived from recycled timber – much of which was previously sent to landfill, with around 20 per cent of the energy total coming from wood from managed forests in the region, sawmills and a specially grown energy crop.

Around 1,000 jobs were sustained during a two year construction period and the

facility has created 15 permanent new jobs within sembcorp utilities uK, the Wilton-based utilities and services company.

Paul Gavens, sembcorp utilities uK’s executive Vice President and Managing Director, said:

“this investment is extremely good news for sembcorp, the Wilton international manufacturing site and the people of the tees Valley and the north east in general. it sustains jobs and plays a part in helping the Government meet the uK’s climate change and greenhouse gas reduction targets. this investment is a real demonstration of faith by our parent company in singapore and is just reward for the hard work and effort of our employees and contractors since sembcorp took over the business.”

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Low grade Heat to energy

the concept, which involves a highly innovative approach of capturing and converting the larger quantities of low temperature heat and converting it to energy has, until now, has been difficult with conventional energy recovery schemes. large scale process plants run continuously and if only a few per cent of their waste heat was recovered and turned into electricity,this would be equivalent to a number of large power stations.

Due to rises in energy prices the recovery of low grade heat is seen as one of the most cost effective ways of saving energy and avoiding carbon emissions. A 200kW unit will save between 600 and 750 tonnes of Co2 per year.

opportunities for this type of project can be found across the tees Valley area, where companies are working on new innovations and niche processes.

the unit, which will generate up to 200kW of electricity, is based on an organic Rankine Cycle (oRC). the oRC unit uses an organic working fluid that has a lower boiling point than water to extract energy from low-grade heat. the company is taking low-grade heat generated by the Huntsman Pigments site in Hartlepool, and turning it into green energy. the project has been jointly funded by the tees Valley industrial Programme, the Carbon trust, one north east, northstar Ventures Proof of Concept Fund and a shell springboard award.

DRD Power director, Roger Mallinson, said:

“there’s a massive opportunity on teesside because of its heavy industry, including steel, power generation and the process sector. Power prices are going up all the time, it’s a major cost for companies now. the pilot unit at Huntsman is a small unit for trial and demonstration purposes and is now producing electricity - we want to make bigger units.”

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Redcar-based DRD Power has developed a transportable, modular, demonstration unit that is capable of generating electricity from low grade waste heat.

new technology is opening up countless opportunities for the recycling of previously wasted energy and resources. a particular example of this is ‘Low Grade Heat’ to energy.

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gasification and PyrolysisGasification and pyrolysis are thermal processes that uses high temperatures to break down waste.these technologies are also known as Advanced thermal technologies or Alternative Conversion technologies.

they use carbon-based waste such as paper, petroleum-based wastes like plastics, and organic materials such as food waste.

Pyrolysis has long been identified as the best and most environmentally friendly solution to recycle end of life tyres.

Having identified the opportunities in locating thermal facilities in the tees Valley, two companies are planning new facilities that will each be the first of their kind in europe.

Air Products has chosen tees Valley for its most advanced new energy facility that will us the very latest gasification technology to convert landfill-diverted pre-processed household and commercial waste into energy which could power close to 50,000 homes in the region.

the company expects the project to enter commercial operation in 2014, subject to regulatory approvals. once in operation, the facility could generate renewable hydrogen for mobile and stationary energy applications and is being considered for a demonstration of fuel cell technology.

the project is funded by regional development agency one north east via

the tees Valley industrial Programme, and has garnered support from nePiC, the north east Chamber of Commerce and tees Valley unlimited.

the facility will be a major part of the new energy and technology Business Park being created in stockton.

Air Products’ european bioenergy director ian Williamson said:

“the proposed 49MW tees Valley Renewable energy Facility will use the very latest technology to generate power for the region and at the same time it will help meet stockton’s environment, energy and economic investment objectives.”

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us company, Air Products, is a worldwide supplier of industrial gases and equipment, speciality and intermediate chemicals, and environmental and energy systems.

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the facility will breakdown tyres into; high tensile steel, carbon black, diesel oil, and syngas without producing waste. initially the diesel oil and syngas will be used to generate electricity for the national grid, while the carbon black will be used to make new tyres and other rubber products. it is also hoped that the high tensile steel will be used to make new tyre wire.

With 60 million discarded tyre casings per annum, projected to rise by 4% a year, PyReco’s process fits this requirement, achieving 100% reuse of the material, qualifying for one of the highest eu Waste Hierarchy rankings.

initially PyReco will process 60,000 tonnes of tyres per year, reaching 120,000

tonnes at full capacity. Built incorporating the latest developments in eco-design the plant will also have an attached R&D facility looking into the future pyrolysis of other waste materials.

once full production is achieved, the process will be capable of reaching circa four million barrels of recoverable diesel fuel, plus 4.5 million barrels of oil equivalent of syngas with an energy rating comparable to Propane per year.

noel Harasyn, managing director of PyReco, said:

“Products derived from end of life tyres including shred, crumb and granules have a relatively low financial value. they depend heavily on the gate fee

subsidies provided by the retailer. this has led to the majority of uses for the end of life tyre being limited to flooring for pony paddocks, garden mulches, playgrounds and a base for asphalt. the greater majority of tyres still end up in combustion kilns and landfill under the concealment of ‘landfill-engineering’.

PyReco brings complete compliance with the Waste Hierarchy and the proven ability to save thousands of tons of carbon emissions.

Burning or burying valuable materials, carbon black and steel will now be a thing of the past with the advent of pyrolysis.”

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PyReco is planning to build europe’s first large scale tyre pyrolysis plant in tees Valley. Recipients of £2 million from the £60 million tees Valley industrial Programme, PyReco hope to have a fully operational tyre pyrolysis plant on the Wilton international site in 2013.








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ethanol is already in use in fuel mixes around the world as all new petrol vehicles are already capable of using e10 - a blended fuel containing 10% ethanol. Automotive manufacturers are constantly working to improve the technology and have developed flexible-fuel or dual-fuel vehicles. these vehicles are capable of running on any blend of ethanol but commonly using e85 - a blend using 85% ethanol. the market opportunities for ethanol are significant and, not surprisingly, tees Valley is at the forefront yet again.

tees Valley already has considerable expertise in the field of biofuels, hosting producers using a variety of feedstocks, including the likes of the ineos Bio 30 million litre waste-to-bioethenol plant in addition to other ethanol producers including ensus (using surplus wheat to produce biofuels) and Harvest energy (using waste oil to produce biofuels).


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Bioethanol is a renewable fuel that reduces greenhouse gas emissions compared to traditional petrol, because when bioethanol is burnt, it effectively returns carbon dioxide back to the atmosphere, which had been taken out relatively recently as the biomass grew.

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the 30 million-litre waste-to-bioethanol plant will be based at the ineos seal sands site in tees Valley, and will convert 100,000 tonnes annually of biodegradable household and commercial waste into 24,000 tonnes of zero carbon road transport fuel and three megawatts of renewable electricity for homes and industry per year.

the new plant will help create 350 construction jobs and over 40 permanent skilled roles, and by 2015 could be expanded into a larger integrated biorefinery, combining advanced

bioenergy production with advanced waste treatment.

Peter Williams, Ceo of ineos Bio, said:

“using our technology, the waste that is collected from homes and offices and otherwise thrown away, can be re-cycled into clean biofuel for cars and renewable electricity for homes and industry.”

“the integrated biorefinery would save around 500kt of Co2 per annum, and contribute to meeting uK and european Climate Change and Renewable energy targets.”

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Weee Recycling and asset Recoverysince the Waste electrical and electronic equipment (Weee) regulations came into force in 2007, several companies have established approved facilities in Tees Valley. The area is an ideal location for firms involved in Weee recovery and recycling, given the existing expertise in logistics and waste management techniques.

the rankings were compiled by trade publication Corporate Knights, and rates companies on their ability to improve safety and environmental management and reduce energy and water use, carbon emissions and waste generation.

the company, which has a metals recycling site in Hartlepool and an electronic recycling operation in Billingham, is committed ‘innovative environmental performance’.

simon Hill, commercial manager at sims’ Billingham site, said:

“the Billingham electrical waste recycling plant is one of sims’ main uK operating centres and integral to the company’s overall performance in demonstrating best practice in this sector.”

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sims Recycling solutions, a division of new york-based sims Metal Management was ranked in the `top 100 Most sustainable Corporations in the World’ in 2011 for the third year running. sims employs more than 90 people at its two sites in tees Valley.

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Ship and Structure Recycling

With more than 40 years of experience, Able has applied vast experience in the essential skills across the complete spectrum of demolition, dismantling, reclamation and regeneration projects involving cooling towers, chimneys, power stations, gas works, petrochemical plants, oil and gas installations, storage facilities, offshore structures and ships.

With the benefit of the large dry dock (10 hectares), the facility can accommodate ships up to a length of 366m with no limit on width. the benefit

of the Able facility is that all operations are undertaken on site with skilled labour including recovery of reusable equipment and processing of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

ship recycling activities are undertaken in dry dock conditions (unlike the vast majority of ship breakers yards) and the use of the large dry dock maximises the safety and integrity of the environment and Able operates the Best Practicable environmental option system to minimise waste.

in 2006, the French Government took the decision to ensure that the dismantling of the former flagship of the French fleet – le Clemenceau – was undertaken within europe and to the very highest environmental standards. in order to achieve this, the French navy conducted an extensive review of potentially suitable european facilities and in June 2008 the contract was awarded to Able uK. the 32,000 ton warship was subsequently dismantled at the teesside environmental Reclamation and Recycling Centre at Able seaton Port, Hartlepool.

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able UK

From its base in tees Valley, Able provides decommissioning and recycling services for ships and large offshore structures at the largest licensed facility of its kind in europe.

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Decommissioning of offshore structures like oil rigs and the dismantling of large ships is a highly specialised activity that is performed in Tees Valley. Utilising the area’s excellent ports infrastructure and a local skilled workforce with the experience necessary for large-scale projects, Tees Valley is at the forefront of global best practice when it comes to managing major industrial recycling projects.

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The Tees Valley’s effluent and waste treatment resources are amongst the most advanced in the UK. since 1998 northumbrian Water has been following a centralised strategy of transporting raw sludge from all works to a small number of large sludge treatment Centres. the main centre is at Bran sands, in tees Valley, where the company has both a thermal Drying plant and an Advanced Anaerobic Digestion facility.


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the main one of these centres is Bran sands where a thermal Drying plant produces dry pellets or granules which have been used as an alternative fuel in cement making and as a fertiliser on farmland.

the drying process is a heavy user of energy (natural gas) which has seen unprecedented price increases and has also proven to be very maintenance intensive.

Recent advances in digestion technology, coupled with government incentives for the generation of renewable energy have shifted the economic considerations away from `energy hungry’ thermal drying towards `energy producing’ Advanced Anaerobic Digestion (AAD).

As a result the company decided to build two centralised AAD energy recovery plants to serve the entire region. the first of these is Bran sands, teesside, which was constructed from 2007 to 2009 and handed over to northumbrian Water operations in January 2010.

A second plant will be at Howdon, on tyneside, which is currently being constructed and will be operational by end of 2012.

once completed, the two AAD plants will treat up to 800,000m3 each, ensure that the maximum quantity of renewable energy (upto 9MW of electricity) is recovered from the sewage sludge and produce good quality treated sludge `biosolids’ for recycling to farmland.

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Choice of Sites and Premises

ideal sites include oaksway, Queens Meadow, Kirkleatham, teesport, tees Commerce Park, Haverton Hill, the Wilton Centre and the AV Dawson tees intermodal terminal.

tees Valley unlimited can help you to find the perfect site for your business.

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useful organisations involved in supporting the offshore wind sector include:

North east Process Industries Cluster (www.nepic.co.uk) is a stand-alone company, which was created and is owned by its member companies to represent the companies and supply chain of the Process industry in the region. nePiC has been at the forefront of new initiatives on low carbon and waste management.

NOF energy (www.nofenergy.co.uk) the business development organisation for the oil, gas, nuclear and offshore wind sectors

ReNeW PLUS (http://renewplus.co.uk/) RenewPlus is a business support network and consultancy for the low carbon, environmental goods and services sector in north east england

Tees Valley engineering Partnership (www.tvep.co.uk) a business development initiative for engineering employers in tees Valley

Tees Valley Unlimited (www.teesvalleyunlimited.gov.uk) the partnership designed to improve the economic performance with a business investment team that helps companies to locate in tees Valley

The North east Sustainable Resources Board (www.nesrb.org.uk)the north east sustainable Resources Board is a powerful grouping of senior figures in the public and private sectors with a strong vision for effective resource management in north east england. the board provides a voice for the resource and waste management industry in the north east encouraging action and overcoming barriers to greater sharing of priorities and resources.


Local Supportone thing that really makes Tees Valley stand out as a forward-looking location is the way that the area looks after its businesses. a number of business support organisations are active in support and development of the renewable energy sector in Tees Valley. These business groups bring together the local councils, regional agencies, major companies and key supporting institutions.








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Tees Valley LifestyleWith so much industrial and commercial activity going on in Tees Valley, you might be surprised by the area’s natural beauty.

In less than 20 minutes from any of the towns, you’ll find spectacular coastal and countryside attractions.


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A wide choice of schools for all

abilities includes the top-performing Macmillan Academy and the prestigious

Yarm School.


local attractions range from the Middlesbrough institute of Modern Art, the award-winning gallery which opened in 2007, to the classical Victorian seaside splendour of saltburn with its beach, pier and italian Gardens. you’re never far from stunning countryside and now, thanks to the RsPB and teesside environmental trust, tees Valley is also home to a new world-class wildlife sanctuary at saltholme on a reclaimed 1,000 acre site.

With house prices in tees Valley being half the national average, coupled with the unrivalled ease of commuting, you’ll be free to enjoy the benefits of a higher than average disposable income.

education is always a top priority in tees Valley and we have class sizes and pupil-to-teacher ratios that are amongst the lowest in the country.

Tees Valley offers the best of urban-living, whether you want internationally recognised galleries and museums or great shopping and restaurants; but you’re never far from traditional market towns and pleasant village greens either.








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We have excellent links with both public and private organisations in the area and can provide introductions to people who provide the specialist help you need. We can help you build your business case and can show you exactly why tees Valley is the ideal location for your business.

tees Valley unlimited is well connected to the network of specialist organisations in both the public and private sector, that can support your business in the area. We can introduce you to organisations who can help you improve your productivity and carbon footprint, organisations to provide training and workforce development, and industry and business-led forums who provide excellent opportunities for networking.

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