Ridham Dock Biomass Power Plant is a 23MW biopower project. It is located in England, the UK. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 2015.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Biopower 23 23 Active England, the UK MVV Energie

Description

The project is developed and owned by MVV Energie.

The project generates 190GWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 60,000 households, offsetting 540,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $179.608m.

Ridham Dock Biomass Power Plant is a combined heat and power (CHP) project. Wood waste which is a kind of wood by-product is used as a feedstock to power the project.

Development Status

The project got commissioned in 2015.

Contractors Involved

Clugston Group and Constructions Industrielles de la Mediterranee were selected to render EPC services for the biopower project.

About MVV Energie

MVV Energie AG (MVV) is an energy utility company that provides electricity, district heating, gas, and other related services. The company operates through trading and portfolio management, generation and infrastructure, sales and services, strategic investments, and others. MVV provides energy trading, energy procurement and portfolio management services, among others. The company generates electricity using biomass and biogas plants; biogenic share of waste/RDF; wind power; hydroelectricity; and photovoltaics sources. It serves retail customers, commercial enterprises, housing industry and agriculture, redistributors, commercial enterprises and industrial customers, local authorities, municipal utilities, and public entities in Germany. The company has operations in Germany, the UK and the Czech Republic. MVV is headquartered in Mannheim, Germany.

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