As the working week comes to a close, we provide you with a round-up of EfW news from the last seven days.

First up - Envirogen is awarded a £1 million contract at a new EfW facility in Glasgow

The water and wastewater treatment provider has been contracted to demineralise water through their Eco MultiPro boilers at the new South Clyde Energy Centre (SCEC) in Glasgow. The commercial operations of the site, which will prevent 350,000 tonnes of household waste from going to landfill each year, will begin by the end of 2026. 

Encyclis commits to delivering lower-carbon waste solutions in their 2023 sustainability report

Promises include an ambitious decarbonisation strategy, a target of 100% circularity in all operations by 2030 and discusses the company’s operational and planned EfW facilities that will provide the UK with 2.7m tonnes of treatment capacity for residual waste. 

Our contributors have been busy this week - providing you with some great thought-provoking articles

Consultant Paul Winter has deep-dived into GB Energy - what it is and whether it will require an increase in taxes - and explored if woody biomass is really renewable. Meanwhile Senior Associate from Ashfords LLP Paul Collins provides insight into how to request environmental information from the Environment Agency and the EA’s consultation on changes to its regulatory appeal process. If you’re interested in contributing yourself, get in touch through izzy.felton@markallengroup.com

Indaver has won the county’s residual waste treatment contracts

A fortnight ago we mentioned that Essex had adopted a new waste strategy - now they have announced the first waste contracts, which have been provisionally won by the waste management service Indaver. The contract is set to commence in April 2025 and will last for 7 years (2032).