Octopus Renewables buys 17 MWe Oldhall Energy Recovery plant in Irvine

Low Carbon and Waste Energy Power Partners (WEPP) have announced the sale of Doveryard Limited to funds managed by Octopus Renewables, which will see the construction of the Waste-to-Energy facility on the Oldhall Industrial Estate in Irvine, Ayrshire.

The planned facility, which has been in development for the last 3 years, will export 17 megawatts of low carbon electricity, enough to power 30,000 homes with the ability to provide high-quality heat and steam to nearby high-value businesses.

This facility will be the first large-scale, subsidy-free waste-to-energy project in western Scotland.