Residents urged to have their say on proposal for Lostock Works
This week sees the end of DONG Energy’s public consultation for REnescience Northwich, the proposed new bioresource facility for Lostock Works.
Using DONG Energy’s patented REnescience technology, the facility will recover resources from waste and generate renewable electricity through treatment with enzymes, mechanical sorting and anaerobic digestion.
The consultation started in early July with a series of public exhibitions held in Lostock Gralam and Rudheath. A further round of exhibitions took place earlier this month to explain how DONG Energy has responded to the comments received.
REnescience is capable of a higher capture rate of organic materials than many other technologies and can help to achieve higher recycling rates, reducing the need for other treatment and disposal. The facility does not involve incineration and, depending on the composition of the waste (which can vary over the year), it almost completely eliminates the need for any landfill. In addition to the materials for recycling, the plant will produce biogas and generate approximately 5MW of renewable electricity.
The plant will require about 24 full-time local employees to operate it. Constructing and maintaining the facility will also create local jobs as construction contractors, electricians and metal workers will be needed.
Residents can find out more by visiting www.dongenergy.co.uk/northwich, emailing northwich@dongenergy.co.uk or writing to PO Box 357, Saltash, PL12 9AQ. The closing date for comments is midnight on Saturday 26 September 2015.
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Notes to Editors: For more information please contact Liz Waugh on 07966 388921 or Kathryn Williams on 07783 292652 or email kathryn@coastmarcoms.co.uk
About DONG Energy
DONG Energy is one of the leading energy groups in Northern Europe. Our business is based on procuring, producing, distributing and trading in energy and related products in Northern Europe. Headquartered in Denmark, DONG Energy has around 6,500 employees, including 600 in the UK. The Group generated DKK 67 billion (EUR 9.0 billion) in revenue in 2014. For further information, see www.dongenergy.co.uk
About REnescience
DONG Energy’s patented REnescience technology has been designed to recover resources from waste and generate renewable electricity through treatment with enzymes, mechanical sorting and anaerobic digestion. It is significantly better at capturing organic materials and achieving higher recycling rates than many conventional technologies. The technology produces biogas and generates renewable electricity, in addition to the materials for recycling.