Why Ince?

The site comprises about 3.1 hectares of land within the Ince Resource Recovery Park, owned by Ince Park LLP a joint venture between Peel Environmental and Covanta Energy, known as Plot 9.

Plot 9 already has planning consent for a bio-ethanol plant – a plant processing waste wood to produce industrial ethanol as well as lignin and CO₂. Since the original application was made, a change to the subsidy banding for biomass energy makes the new proposed use of waste wood more economically sustainable. The proposal would have good synergies with other proposed uses on the site, such as the timber recycling facility. The area also has several well established industrial users that could make use of renewable electricity and heat generated at the site.

The Ince Resource Recovery Park has excellent transport infrastructure for use both during construction and operation. The canal side location is an important part of this infrastructure, not only for its potential for fuel deliveries, but also to increase plant efficiency through providing cooling water. It is envisaged that initially all fuel will arrive to the site by road however there is potential to utilise the new rail infrastructure for deliveries in the future.