Energy From Waste...

Grundon has developed some of the most advanced and comprehensive programmes in the world for producing energy from waste.

All our sites are monitored for landfill gas production and migration - and wherever possible the excess gas is used to provide power for nearby industry.

Our joint venture Lakeside Energy from Waste (EfW) plant at Colnbrook was handed over by the contractor in January 2010 and is now fully operational. The plant is capable of recovering energy from over 410,000 tonnes of residual waste per year from local authorities and businesses. Lakeside EfW generate 37 MW of electricity. A small amount is used to power the plant itself while the vast majority is exported to the National Grid - enough to meet the domestic needs of c.50,000 homes, more than the population of Slough.

Lakeside EfW has also been designed with the potential to export surplus heat, thus making it a combined heat and power (CHP) plant, as and when the local infrastructure become available to support this process.

Related News Items

15/11/2011
Lakeside EfW takes home two renewable energy awards
Grundon’s joint venture was given Awards in the categories of ‘Best Designed Renewable Energy Facility’ and ‘Energy from Waste Facility of the Year’.
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24/10/2011
Lakeside lands Peel People's Cup
Operating team at Lakeside Energy from Waste voted best in the UK!
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03/03/2011
Duke of Gloucester visits Grundon facilities at Colnbrook
The Duke remarked that modern waste management is a very complex subject and it was very interesting to see so many types of activities co-located on one site
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10/11/2010
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh opens Lakeside Energy from Waste (EfW) facility
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh today opened the Lakeside Energy from Waste (EfW) facility at Colnbrook, near Slough and Heathrow Terminal 5 and received a tour of the plant.
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26/05/2010
Lakeside Energy from Waste wins 2nd Award
Following its success in the 2009 Letsrecycle Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management, Lakeside Energy from Waste has won a second award.
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