A £6 million new waste processing facility is being brought forward in Hull.
City domestic waste disposal contractor Geminor UK has appointed Keltbray, a specialist engineering business to deliver the design and construction.
It will be built on a fully-enclosed currently derelict site off St Mark Street, and will predominantly feed the Energy Works plant on neighbouring Cleveland Street.
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Producing refuse-derived fuel from black bin bag rubbish, it will have an annual capacity of 150,000 tonnes, and could also export to other plants in Europe. It will be operated under a new subsidiary of the Norwegian firm, Geminor Waste Treatment.
James Maiden, Geminor UK's country manager, said: "We are delighted to start the construction of our new and modern processing facility in Hull, and we are looking forward to working together to create a low-carbon fuel from Hull City Council’s waste.
"This will be GWT’s very first operation in the UK, a project that confirms Geminor’s commitment to the renewable market.
"The facility will be strategically important with respect to our partner Hull City Council but also in our efforts to streamline secondary waste export overseas."
The site was originally developed as a Victorian era gasworks in the mid-1840s.
The Environment Agency granted an operating permit for the site nearly two years ago.
Work will see drainage and levelling carried out before civils works progress to the construction of the 3,800 sq m portal frame and clad processing facility.
Richard Smith, pre-construction director at Surrey-headquartered Keltbray, said: “This has been a target project for us and we are delighted to be part of the delivery team. Upon completion, this site will contribute to increased energy creation for the local community, whilst further strengthening our position in the region.”
