Staffordshire Case Studies

Eccleshall Power Plant

Eccleshall Biomass is one of the first dedicated bio-energy power plants in the UK.

Owned by Eccleshall Biomass, and developed in partnership with Raleigh Hall Properties and Talbott’s Heating, the project received one of five UK grants from the DTI Bioenergy Capital Grants Scheme, to establish power generation plants fuelled by energy crops, along with grant funding from Advantage West Midlands.

 

·         2 megawatt generator

·         Fuel: The energy crop Miscanthus is the main fuel and will be grown locally offering diversification opportunities and long term fuel supply contracts for up to 60 farms. BiEcc Ltd has been established by local farmers to co-ordinate fuel supply. Other energy crops and clean wood chip can also be used as a fuel.

·         52 tonnes a day of fuel or 22,000 tonnes/year

·         Plant will operate for 8,000 hours per year

·         16,000 megawatt hours of renewable energy direct to the network

·         Carbon Savings: 1 tonne per hour of CO2 that would have been emitted by generating electricity from fossil fuel.

The plant generates enough electricity to run 2,600 homes equivalent to the local town of Eccleshall making it one of the first carbon neutral towns in the country. It is also supporting the rural economy by creating local jobs and providing the opportunity for farms to diversify into energy crops.

www.eccleshallbiomass.co.uk/?page=home

BiEcc

• A new company set up by farmers to develop new opportunities for growing Miscanthus cane, operating as the Miscanthus supply manager for the Biomass Power Project situated in Eccleshall.
• 25 mile catchment area around the site of the proposed power station.
• In order to make the project attractive to farmers, Bical/BiEcc will contract 50% of an area for power for which a planting grant of £290 per ha is available under Defra’s Energy Crops Scheme.
• The remaining 50% of Miscanthus grown will be contracted into value added projects where Bical already have well established markets.

 http://www.bical.net/index.php?show=news&id=8

Clive Durose Wood Turners Ltd

• Clive Durose Wood Turners Ltd produce internal joinery products such as staircases and flooring.
• 300kW wood fuelled TM/A biomass heater from Talbott’s Heating
• Hot air convection pipes are used to provide space heating for the area of 17000 sq. ft.
• The heater is run on wood shavings; several tonnes per day are used in winter, and the shavings are sold for alternative use in the summer.
• The company saves a net amount of approximately £1800

http://www.mwen.org.uk/PDFs/Case%20Studies/Clive_Durose_CS.PDF

Shenstone Lodge School

• Shenstone Lodge School use and automatic-fed Talbott’s 150kW C3 boiler.
• The system is fuelled on wood pellets, which are produced by Power Shred of Liverpool, and supplied under a full-service contract with Talbott’s.
• A hydraulically controlled, childproof hatch is used for maximum safety and security.
• The system provides hot water, which is used to heat dormitories, the main school building and an outdoor swimming pool.
• The hot water is provided at a medium pressure at a temperature of 120°C

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