In July 2008 we received planning approval from Sheffield City Council to build a biomass renewable energy plant at Blackburn Meadows in Sheffield.

Rated at up to 30MW, the new renewable energy plant would produce enough power for around 40,000 homes by burning waste wood.

The plant would also displace the emission of around 80,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year, the equivalent of taking more than 20,000 cars off the UK’s roads each year, by burning carbon neutral fuel in place of traditional fossil fuels like coal and gas.

We're looking to breathe life back into the redundant Blackburn Meadows site and believe that a biomass development is a great opportunity to make a contribution to the Yorkshire and Humber regions target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
And it's not just the environment that will benefit - we're expecting there to be a number of benefits to the local community in terms of new jobs and investment in the area.

We are also looking at opportunities to supply heat to neighbouring commercial and industrial establishments, further boosting the project’s green status and efficiency.

Construction is expected to commence in 2011.