New waste centre to provide local energy

PLANS for a new renewable energy centre in the region have been unveiled.

Developer Rolton Kilbride is behind the project for the centre, at Hams Hall, near Lea Marston, in North Warwickshire, which will provide both electricity and heat.

Up to 20 new jobs could be created by the centre, which would recover renewable energy from residual waste after all recycling has taken place. The heat and electricity could be exported to commercial energy users in Hams Hall.

The plan could enable local businesses to reduce operating costs, support their economic viability and boost growth.

Managing waste locally could potentially reduce management and transport costs for local authority in Warwickshire, enabling funds to be redirected to other services. Rolton Kilbride is also behind a similar project in north Birmingham to serve nearby Jaguar Land Rover.

Rolton Kilbride spokesman Ian Crummack said: “Submitting our application is not the end of consultation for Rolton Kilbride. We will continue to work with the community to address any queries they may have. It is also the beginning of the local authority’s own consul- tation process, so there is ample opportunity for people to respond.”

The energy centre could opened in three years’ time.

Rolton Kilbride is a collaboration between Rolton Group, a long-established, multi-disciplined engineering consultancy with specialism in clean-tech, and Kilbride, which offers expertise in development and infrastructure. be