Plans by Peel Environmental to develop a GBP 65 million ($99.5 million) waste wood gasification facility at the site of the former Houghton Main Colliery in Barnsley have been given the green light by Barnsley Council  Members of the council’s Planning Board voted to approve the proposals, which will see a Timber Resource Recovery Centre (TRRC) built at the site on the A6195 Park Spring Road.

The Houghton Main Renewable Energy Centre will use biomass to generate up to 20MW of energy for export. The facility will accept up to 150,000 tonnes of fuel per year and use an advanced gasification process to generate enough energy to power around 49,000 homes.
Peel Environmental is at the forefront of developing new infrastructure for the waste, mineral and environmental technology sectors across the UK.