PORTS AND TERMINALS INDUSTRY NEWS


Biomass at Amsterdam, Goole and Liverpool


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msterdam: The Port of Amsterdam is ready for biomass, the biodegradable fraction


of agricultural crops, forestry and similar residues, and waste. As Europe’s second-largest coal and agri bulk port and world’s largest cocoa port, the terminals in the Amsterdam port region are highly experienced and facilitated in storing, transhipping and processing dry bulk products such as biomass. The processing of biomass is also possible in the Port of Amsterdam, with several plants turning biomass into biofuels and green energy.


Amsterdam is situated in the international logistical Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp (ARA) hub and has excellent connections for inland shipping and rail transport to the European hinterland. Combined with the ambition to grow in a sustainable way, the Port of Amsterdam is a logical location for biomass.


Goole


A major renewables energy development is planned for East Yorkshire with the announcement of a new wood refinery.


The state-of-the-art plant, which is the first of its kind in the UK and only the second of its type to be built in the world due to advanced patented processes, will


Biomass is stored at the IGMA Bulk Terminal in the Port of Amsterdam.


revolutionise supply to the UK’s biomass energy market, as well as provide a boost to the region’s economy and wider Northern Powerhouse growth strategy with £10 million to be spent over the next year alone.


The announcement is part of an ambitious and dedicated, long- term growth strategy, which will see the Y Pellets brand significantly strengthen its international presence within the UK biomass fuel market. It is anticipated to become one of the largest, private sector, renewable energy investment projects in the country over the forthcoming months. The new plant is to be built on development land at Goole 36, one of East Yorkshire’s largest and most high profile industrial and distribution enterprise zones. Using technology developed in


Austria, Y Pellets aims to bring premium quality, locally-produced, biomass wood pellets made from UK-sourced wood to homes and businesses nationwide.


Y Pellets is currently one of the fastest growing, independent wood pellet brands nationally delivering bulk-blown, EN Plus standard wood pellets to clients, including hotel venues, care homes, manufacturers and public sector organisations direct from a dedicated 5,000 tonne storage facility at the Port of Goole for the UK market. ARC Applied Sciences, which has already constructed and operates an advanced European wood fibre processing and pellet manufacturing plant in Austria, will build and operate the plant in Goole.


The new wood refinery site is anticipated to be fully operational


by 2019 and will significantly increase the organisation’s European manufacturing operations. Once construction is complete, ten new manufacturing jobs could be created within the first year, with additional, short-term employment within the supply chain during the construction and development stages.


Neil Holland, Director of ARC Applied Sciences and Managing Director of Y Pellets, commented: “Our vision is to become the leading supplier of premium, high quality biomass wood pellets in the UK and Europe, and the new refinery will enable us to provide the best possible product manufactured from sustainably- sourced wood and produced by a local workforce.


Model of the new, state-of-the-art wood refinery planned for the Port of Goole.


“This is a massive investment for the UK’s biomass fuel market and the economy in general, both regionally and nationally. We’ve already employed the latest distribution technology delivering wood pellets to customers and by constructing the most advanced wood processing facility, we aim to grow our UK presence and continue to establish a market-leading company. We currently operate a 5,000 tonne storage facility close by and having looked at several other locations around the country, we felt that development land


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