Plan to add hydrogen and carbon capture to incinerator challenged

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North Yorkshire waste incinerator plans to add hydrogen and carbon capture without fresh planning application.

Power Consulting Midlands Ltd has applied to North Yorkshire Council to amend the existing planning permission for a waste incinerator at Kingspan Insulation in Sherburn in Elmet. The facility is permitted to process up to 240,000 tonnes of waste annually. The proposals would introduce carbon capture equipment capable of capturing around 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, alongside a hydrogen production facility.

The developer says the additional infrastructure would improve the environmental performance of the development without increasing the amount of waste processed. The captured carbon dioxide could be used directly in Kingspan's manufacturing processes, reducing the need to import it from elsewhere, according to planning consultants STAT Planning.

However, concerns have been raised about the lack of public scrutiny for these changes. The North Yorkshire Green Party has questioned whether such significant changes to a development originally approved almost a decade ago should be subject to greater scrutiny by elected councillors and the public. Outline planning permission for the incinerator was originally granted in 2017, and since then the development has evolved through subsequent planning applications and variations.

Plan to add hydrogen and carbon capture to incinerator challenged — Image: The Press (York)

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Plan to add hydrogen and carbon capture to incinerator challengedConcerns about a lack of public scrutiny have been raised over plans to add hydrogen production and carbon capture facilities to a North Yorkshire facility.The Press (York) · 15 Oct, 14:47
Plan to add hydrogen and carbon capture to incinerator challengedConcerns about a lack of public scrutiny have been raised over plans to add hydrogen production and carbon capture facilities to a North Yorkshire facility.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 15 Oct, 14:47

In this story: Kingspan Insulation · Power Consulting Midlands Ltd · North Yorkshire Council · North Yorkshire Green Party · Sherburn in Elmet

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