Energy-from-Waste operator, enfinium, announces it has signed an agreement with ENGIE to provide power to homes and businesses.
enfinium will supply around 390 GWh of power to ENGIE per year from 2025 to 2028, which it says is equivalent to powering 140,000 homes.
The power will be supplied by enfinium’s Energy-from-Waste (EfW) Skelton Grange facility in Leeds, which is due to become operational this summer.
This is the first Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between enfinium and ENGIE, a global company whose purpose is to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral economy.
Wayne Robertson, Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer of enfinium, commented: “This agreement highlights the benefits of using society’s unrecyclable waste to generate reliable, homegrown energy to power British homes and businesses.
“We are delighted our new state-of-the-art Skelton Grange facility will be contributing to energy security and economic growth when it becomes operational later this year.”
We are delighted our new state-of-the-art Skelton Grange facility will be contributing to energy security and economic growth when it becomes operational later this year.
Once operational, enfinium says its Skelton Grange facility will divert up to 410,000 tonnes of unrecyclable waste from emissions-intensive landfill every year.
The Aire Valley Heat and Power Network has also been awarded £19.5 million in funding from the Government’s Green Heat Network Fund to harness waste heat from the Skelton Grange facility.
enfinium says it has invested over £500 million into the site’s construction, which has created over 400 jobs. Once operational, the facility will provide over 40 full-time roles, according to the EfW operator.
Graham Oxley, Chief Commercial Officer at ENGIE Supply UK, said: “Securing reliable power from sustainable sources for our customers is core to what we do.
“We’re pleased to partner with enfinium, enabling us to deliver stable and reliable energy whilst reducing unrecyclable waste being sent to landfill.”
