REDCAR & CLEVELAND NEWS
PLANNING PERMISSION GRANTED FOR £ 300M TEESSIDE WASTE-TO- ENERGY FACILITY
Hundreds of Teesside jobs will be created after planning consent was granted to build a £ 300m stateof-the-art waste to energy facility near Redcar .
Set for completion in 2025 , Redcar Energy Centre will be run by Low Carbon , in partnership with PMAC Energy , creating 400 jobs during construction and 100 permanent roles once up and running .
Redcar Energy Centre will divert between 350,000 and 490,000 tonnes per annum of refuse away from UK landfill .
It will also generate up to 49.9MW of low-carbon electricity for the local grid – enough energy to power over 100,000 homes – and deliver more than £ 300m of inward investment to the region .
The planning permission includes consent for the development of a materials recycling facility adjacent to the energy
On-the-move Tees tanker firm announces major investments
centre . The facility will have the ability to process and recycle up to 300,000 tonnes of municipal , commercial and industrial waste each year , extracting valuable metals for recovery .
The Redcar Energy Centre is expected to become a cornerstone development for the UK ’ s largest industrial zone as part of the South Tees Development Corporation ’ s ambitious redevelopment objectives , providing heat and electricity to advanced manufacturing facilities in the local area .
Occupying a 25-acre brownfield site within the Redcar Bulk Terminal on the River Tees , the project will benefit from the existing road , rail and port links , which means the centre can participate in both UK and European waste-derived fuel markets .
The project will also require the support of many local businesses , indirectly creating further local employment .
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NEW STEEL HOUSE REDEVELOPMENT REVEALED
Images have been revealed showing what the iconic Steel House at Teesworks will look like under plans to transform the building as part of the wider site redevelopment .
Once the British Steel Corporation ’ s Teesside headquarters , the 220,000 sq ft of redundant office space will be transformed under plans put forward by Tees mayor Ben Houchen .
It will become the base for the development of the whole 4,500- acre Teesworks site , the UK ’ s largest industrial zone .
The lower floors will provide services for the people who work on the redevelopment of the former Redcar steelworks , including a creche , coffee shop and gym , with upper floors providing office space .
International breakthrough for Tees cleantech firm
A Teesside company that provides a unique service for businesses throughout the North-East has revealed details of two major investments . mini-TANKERS delivers fuel directly into equipment – such as generators and forklift trucks – operated by its customers .
Despite the impact of Covid-19 on the economy , the company has taken two significant steps to grow its business . mini-TANKERS has moved from its original site on Wilton International to a new larger compound at Wilton Centre , signing a 10-year lease . It has also bought two new tankers – taking its fleet up to 10 – and added two extra drivers to its delivery and office team of 17 .
A team of influential Teesside businesspeople is backing an aspiring singer-songwriter in his quest for chart success .
The business group has joined forces to support Redcar-born musician Jamie Grey ’ s launch of his single Water , which is available to stream on YouTube , Apple Music , Amazon Music and Spotify .
The support team includes Steve Cole , managing director of Colehouse Communications , local tech leader David Dixon , Wander Films , music public relations specialists JLJPR and David Wilson , from Clive Owen Corporate Finance .
Jamie has previously reached the semifinal of TV ’ s The Voice and been offered recording contracts with two major labels .
A Tees firm has made a significant technological breakthrough that will open up its biochemicals , advanced biofuels and biopolymers proprietary process to cleantech firms across Europe , North America and South Asia .
Redcar-based Nova Pangaea Technologies has demonstrated and proven a new process route with its proprietary REFNOVA technology that significantly reduces customers ’ capital expenditure and delivers attractive economic returns .
The business is led by Sarah Ellerby , from North Yorkshire , who enjoyed a successful professional sports career in the United States before moving into business with various chief executive roles and then returning to her native North Yorkshire to lead Nova Pangaea .
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