Planning consent has been granted for the 49.9MW Redcar Energy Centre. The  £300M waste to energy facility is being developed by a joint venture led by Low Carbon Ltd and PMAC Energy Ltd, and will divert up to 490,000t of waste from landfill.

Located on the River Tees, the centre will participate in both UK and European waste-derived fuel markets and will also offer zero-emission energy from waste in partnership with the Net Zero Teeside Carbon Capture project which is located next door to the site.

Roy Bedlow, founder and chief executive of Low Carbon said: “Low Carbon is delighted to bring forward our third consented waste project in the UK and to use our experience in developing large-scale renewable and low-carbon energy projects to help deliver this project in the Tees Valley.”

Low Carbon invests in a range of renewable energy developers and projects, including solar PV, wind, energy storage, waste-to-energy and energy efficiency. It has six waste to energy assets in current development in the UK and Europe totalling 220MW and claims a broader renewable energy pipeline of more than 4GW.

PMAC Energy has a background in waste processing and procurement and was the original promoter of the project.

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