Glennmont hires engineering muscle

WSP/Parsons Brinckerhoff has been appointed by Glennmont Partners to provide design and engineering services on a £160m biomass plant in Teesside.

The Port Clarence bio plant is set to enter commercial operations in 2018. 

WSP/Parsons Brinckerhoff’s Middlesbrough office is to provide project management, programme and design review and supervise the construction of the biomass plant from start to completion.

Construction will be carried out by a Babcock & Wilcox Volund and Lagan Construction Group JV in partnership with Eco2.

Port Clarence will mainly use waste from wood chips.

The remaining feedstock will be sourced from construction, demolition and civic amenities sites as well as packaging.

WSP/Parsons Brinckerhoff energy project manager Phil Morland said: “This low carbon development is important as an addition to the North East economy and for helping the UK achieve its 2020 renewable energy targets.

“We are working collaboratively with key stakeholders to ensure that the project meets and exceeds our client’s expectations.”

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