Newhurst ERF, Leicestershire, UK

Following 36 months of construction and commissioning activities at the Newhurst Energy Recovery Facility, Kanadevia Inova has successfully completed the project on time in 2023. The new operational facility, which is able to process 350,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste each year, has been successfully handed over to the facility’s joint owners Encyclis and Biffa. 

Strategically located in Shepshed near Loughborough and just off the M1 motorway in the East Midlands, the Newhurst ERF is a significant addition to the UK’s waste management infrastructure. The facility uses Kanadevia Inova’s proven technology and now provides 350,000 tonnes of annual treatment capacity for non-recyclable waste, generating up to 42 megawatts of electricity, enough to power around 80,000 UK homes. At peak of construction, the project created more than 600 jobs, with 50 people now employed by Encyclis at the facility to ensure 24/7 operations.

The Newhurst facility incorporates state-of-the-art technologies including Kanadevia Inova’s air-cooled Inova moving grate and the XeroSorp® dry exhaust gas cleaning system. With a net electrical efficiency of 31.3%, the Newhurst ERF is also one of the most energy-efficient Waste-to-Energy plants in the UK today.