PROPOSED ENERGY RECOVERY FACILITY Whistleberry Road, Hamilton

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1 PROPOSED ENERGY RECOVERY FACILITY Whistleberry Road, Hamilton Clean Power owns a 4.5ha site at Whistleberry Road, Hamilton - the site of the former Craighead School. This site, which neighbours the East Kilbride Expressway, has a planning permission, granted in 2015, for an energy recovery facility. Clean Power is now preparing to submit a new planning application to South Lanarkshire Council to amend the existing planning permission to develop a modern, clean energy recovery facility at the site. As part of the planning process, the company is hosting this exhibition to consult with the local community, provide information about our plans and answer any questions that members of the public may have. ENERGY RECOVERY FACILITY The facility proposes to utilise residual wastederived fuel which may otherwise be sent to landfill, in order to generate renewable energy. Our proposed facility will be permitted and monitored by the SEPA. The environmental permit will cover matters such as odour control and plant emissions. A number of these facilities are already operating in the UK and many more have been operating successfully in mainland Europe and worldwide for many years. "which would include its contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, its employment benefits and its contribution to Zero Waste Plan targets". On the consented scheme, the Reporter on behalf of the Scottish Government considered the community would benefit from "the positive aspects of the proposal". The proposals will be developed with sensitivity towards the wider amenity of the area. The protection and enhancement of the local environment are primary concerns in developing this site. THE SITE PREVIOUS PLANNING CONSENT The site already has planning consent to build an energy recovery facility, which was granted in However, before commencing construction, Clean Power reviewed the project and decided there was a better technology that it could use at the site. The site was granted planning permission by the Scottish Government for an Energy Recovery Facility in The Scottish Government Reporter on recommending approval of the planning application highlighted the benefits of the proposal, The site is allocated in the Local Plan as an industrial site so is ideally suited for this type of facility. The Scottish Government Reporter, who determined the Clean Power appeal, noted that the subject site is an appropriate location for the proposed development.

2 What is an Energy Recovery Facility? The proposed Energy Recovery Facility Gasification is a process that converts waste into a synthesis gas (syngas) by reacting the material at high temperatures without combustion, with a restricted amount of oxygen. The syngas is then used to heat water to drive a steam turbine which then generates electricity. The proposed building comprises a reception hall for the fuel and a purpose built gasification process hall which houses the gasification plant and ancillary equipment. Energy from Waste and gasification are defined by Ofgem and the Scottish Government as 'Renewable' by virtue of the fact that it will combust a 'renewable fuel' to generate electricity. The gasification technology will require a permit from SEPA in order to operate, which will impose strict controls on all aspects of the process. Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) is prepared at Materials Recycling Facilities from household, commercial and skip waste after all the recyclable material has been removed. The facility will treat predominantly Refuse Derived Fuel that has already been subject to a treatment process offsite to remove recyclates. The facility will not treat food or hazardous waste. The proposed facility fully accords with the waste hierarchy as it ensures that all recyclable materials are removed and it uses the residual waste to generate electricity. SUMMARY OF WASTE TREATMENT PROCESS Reception and preparation - All fuel will be delivered directly into the sealed reception area of the building (operated under negative pressure). Mechanical separation/ Pre-Treatment - A mechanical materials recovery plant will be contained within the waste reception hall for the purposes of processing any untreated waste and to ensure that the fuel is suitable for the gasification process. The pretreatment stage will recover plastics, metals and other materials as necessary. All segregated materials will be sent off site for recycling, or disposal where appropriate. Residual material from the process will then be transferred into the fuel store for the gasifiers. Fuel Store - Material within the fuel store will be managed by overhead cranes and placed onto feed conveyors which will transfer the fuel into metering hoppers which are used to control the rate at which fuel enters the gasifiers. Gasification - Three gasification plant systems will gasify the fuel in a reduced oxygen environment and convert it to synthesis gas (syngas). The syngas is then combusted to produce heat in an efficient process in three boilers which heat water to produce superheated steam. Steam turbine and generator sets, and air cooled condensor - The steam from the boilers then passes into steam turbine and generator sets which efficiently convert the steam into electricity which is then exported to the grid, less any electricity that is used in the operation of the plant. The gross electricity production from the facility is expected to be c15 Megawatts (MW). A secondary valve will also be incorporated into the turbine to allow steam or hot water to be extracted for district heating purposes. An air cooled condensor then converts remaining low grade steam back into liquid water which is then recycled back into the boilers to minimise water usage through the process.

3 Why do we need this facility? Waste In Scotland, in 2014 almost 4 million tonnes of waste was sent to landfill. More than 1.5 million tonnes of this waste was landfilled in the Glasgow and Clyde Valley Region. The Zero Waste Plan identifies within the Glasgow and Clyde Valley Region, there is an additional requirement of almost 1 million tonnes per year of operational waste management infrastructure capacity required to meet the Zero Waste Plan targets. There is a clear, demonstrable need for this facility to help manage Hamilton and Lanarkshire's waste. The proposed gasification facility has the potential to treat around 150,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) comprising of pre-prepared waste derived fuels. There is an established market for the production and supply of RDF and mixed waste wood within the UK. Since the implementation of the Landfill Directive and Waste Framework Directive, there has been a steady increase in the provision of commercial material recovery facilities within the UK, which in turn has triggered a significant increase in feedstock availability and demand for treatment capacity. At present, the UK, at significant cost, sends approximately 3 million tonnes of RDF to Western Europe each year. The proposed energy recovery centre at Whistleberry Road will not accept any hazardous waste, dangerous substances, tyres, asbestos, gas cylinders, radioactive waste, oil, solvents or car batteries. Energy The facility will generate c15 MW of renewable energy. Crucially this will be base load, clean energy that will reduce the need for fossil fuels and is more reliable than intermittent generation such as wind or solar. 15MW is enough to meet the energy needs of 12-13,000 homes. A further very significant benefit of this development is its proximity to commercial and industrial users who can use the surplus heat generated from the facility. This fulfils a key objective of national and local waste management policy. How does the proposal compare with the Planning Consent granted for Whistleberry Road in 2015? Technology Feedstock Power Output Treatment Capacity Consented Waste Pretreatment/Pyrolysis and Anaerobic Digestion plants Household, Industrial and Commercial Waste with Food Waste to the Anaerobic Digestion Plant. 12 MW (Pyrolysis) 3 MW (Anaerobic Digestion) 195,000 tonnes per year Revised Proposal Waste Pre-treatment and Gasification plant Predominantly Refuse Derived Fuel c15 MW Planning permission being sought for up to 195,000 tonnes per year. It is estimated that c150,000 tonnes per year will be processed through the Gasifier.

4 What will the facility look like? The nature of the proposed development will be similar to the facility which was granted planning consent in The amount of waste being processed is likely to be less than the consented scheme and the consequent number of vehicle movements into the site is likely to be fewer than originally planned due to the new technology being proposed. The building proposed on site will look similar in appearance to modern industrial warehouses. The materials have been carefully chosen to blend into a landscaped surrounding. The objective is to deliver a contemporary, high quality scheme which will serve as a benchmark for further economic regeneration in the area. To accommodate the new technology and the steam turbine the facility needs to be larger than originally planned, but still in keeping with the industrial nature of the site and surrounding land and uses, many of the same design features as the current consented facility at the site. The proposed plans provide for a building with a height of 14.4 metres to the eaves, 21 metres to the ridge. There are three stacks, with a height of metres, which are grouped together to appear as a single exhaust stack. Outside the main building, the air cooled condensers are situated on the eastern end of the building. Other related buildings and infrastructure on site include an electrical substation, district heating connection, cooling plant, a security gatehouse and two weighbridges. A vehicle inspection area is located adjacent to the weighbridge whereby all vehicles will be inspected prior to leaving the site to ensure that there is no debris deposited on the surrounding road network. The facility will include a visitor and educational area. TRANSPORT AND ACCESS The internal layout of the proposed development has been designed to allow for all vehicles to enter and leave the site in a forward gear and to prevent any queuing on the public highway. Our traffic assessment shows that even taking worst case assumptions the proposed development would have a neutral effect on the highway network and a neutral effect on the remainder of the transport network.

5 Visual Impact and Air Quality FLUE Clean Power is preparing a detailed visual assessment of the proposed facility to accompany the planning application. SCREENING Due to the topography of the site and existing trees, much of the development will be shielded from view from existing areas. Additional planting will be undertaken around the site to further screen the facilities from the immediate neighbourhood. AIR QUALITY Detailed air quality modelling has been undertaken to predict the impacts associated with stack emissions from the process. Maximum off site process concentrations are predicted to be negligible at all receptor locations. Emissions associated with operational traffic flows associated with the proposed development have also been identified as negligible.

6 Who is proposing the project? Clean Power takes a new approach to developing renewable energy facilities using the latest technology. The company is currently in the process of developing several sites across the country. Clean Power is owned by a real estate property fund whose investors are predominantly institutional pension funds. Iceni Projects is a planning and development consultancy with an innovative and commercially minded approach aimed at delivering success. Bouygues Energies & Services delivers award-winning construction, development and regeneration projects to the most exacting standards across public and commercial private sectors. Bouygues Energies & Services has offices and sites across the UK and draws on the heritage and support of the Bouygues Group, which operates in over 80 countries spanning construction, civil works, energy, services, telecommunications and media. Biomass Power Ltd (BPL) are the core gasification technology providers and designers of turnkey renewable energy power stations. BPL have had installations operating since 2005 using Biomass Rich Fibres diverted from landfill as their main feedstock. These facilities continue to operate today meeting the most up-to-date and stringent UK emission standards. Have Your Say We are very keen to receive feedback on our proposals. Please fill in one of the available feedback forms. Find out more Please talk to one of our development team if you have any questions. There is further information available on our website: Visiting: ing: info@hamiltonrenewableenergy.com Phoning: What Happens Next All of the comments that we receive during the public consultation will be reviewed and analysed by the development team before our planning application is finalised. The planning application will then be submitted to South Lanarkshire Council, and will be subject to further consultation when interested parties will be able to make comments. The application will then be reviewed by the Planning Officers at the Council before going before the Planning Committee for a decision.