Watch: See the work currently ongoing to build new waste energy plant in Bloxwich
New aerial images have show the sheer scale of the new Walsall Energy From Waste facility in Bloxwich.
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In aerial photos and videos taken by Express & Star chief photographer Tim Thursfield, the work is seen to be well underway at the site on Fryer's Lane, which is more commonly known as the super tip and is due to be completed by 2027.
The site has ambitions to partner up with the WMCA and local councils to help export heat to homes in the form of steam or hot water.
Up to 450 jobs will be contracted during the construction phase of the plant and 50 direct jobs once it is fully operational. The target for completion is 2027.
Rubbish collected to power the plant will come from a range of local and regional waste management companies. The facility itself will replace the region’s ageing fleet of incinerators, which are due to be retired over the coming years.
The plant will be built by energy recovery specialists Encyclis on eight acres of derelict land.
The plant’s developer, Encyclis, will build, own, and operate the start-of-the-art facility and use the latest technology to turn up to 436,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste every year into 49 megawatts of electricity.
